Hindu Pogrom Under a Nobel Laureate’s Watch in Bangladesh

Ethnic Cleansing of Bangladeshi Hindus A Nobel Peace Prize is not a shield against scrutiny. Bangladesh’s post-August 2024 reality demands a hard, evidence-led assessment: violence against Hindus has escalated into a pattern that aligns with internationally recognised elements of ethnic cleansing. This is not a claim made lightly, nor is it built on rhetoric. It … Continue reading Hindu Pogrom Under a Nobel Laureate’s Watch in Bangladesh

Kashmiri Hindus and Atrocity Crimes: A Legal Brief on Persecution and Forced Displacement

The brief argues that the removal of Kashmiri Hindus from the Valley must be read through the law of atrocity crimes, not through the language of “fear,” “sporadic violence,” or “voluntary migration.” Where civilians flee under targeted killings, sexual violence, intimidation, and the collapse of any real safety, the law treats the outcome as coerced … Continue reading Kashmiri Hindus and Atrocity Crimes: A Legal Brief on Persecution and Forced Displacement

Myanmar’s Strategic Crossroads China’s Influence, Western Interests and a Turbulent Election

Arun Anand Myanmar (formerly Burma) sits at a critical crossroads in Asia, both geographically and geopolitically. The country’s location – bordering China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Laos, with a long coastline on the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea – makes it a bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia. In fact, Myanmar is often … Continue reading Myanmar’s Strategic Crossroads China’s Influence, Western Interests and a Turbulent Election

Democracy, Disorder and the Question of Legitimacy in Bangladesh  

Democracy, Disorder and the Question of Legitimacy in Bangladesh: An Interview with Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina's Interview With Arun Anand In an exclusive and wide-ranging conversation with author and columnist Arun Anand, former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina breaks her silence on the dramatic events that led to her departure from Dhaka, the violent derailment of the 2024 student protests, and what she describes as the systematic dismantling of democratic … Continue reading Democracy, Disorder and the Question of Legitimacy in Bangladesh  

A Nation at Risk While the World Watches

A Nation at Risk While the World Watches

By R K Raina The events that unfolded in Dhaka this week should end any remaining illusion that Bangladesh’s current political drift is a contained or internal matter. On Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of protesters marched towards the Indian High Commission under the banner of July Oikya, raising anti-India slogans and issuing open threats against a … Continue reading A Nation at Risk While the World Watches

1971 Genocide and the Unhealed Scars of Bangladesh

1971 Genocide and the Unhealed Scars of Bangladesh

Bangladesh may paper over its wounds one by one, but the scars of systematic genocide during 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War will remain permanent.  Pummy M. Pandita The 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War was marked by a systematic campaign of genocide carried out by the Pakistan Army and its supporting forces, Razakars, against the Bengali population, pro-independence … Continue reading 1971 Genocide and the Unhealed Scars of Bangladesh

Bondi Terror Massacre and States That Enable Jihad

Bondi Terror Massacre and States That Enable Jihad

Time and again, investigations into jihadist violence have pointed to enabling ecosystems that stretch across borders, with recurrent nodes linked to Pakistan based terrorist infrastructure and diaspora level recruitment networks that sustain extremist causes. Rahul PAWA  Sydney's Bondi Beach was the scene of a chilling mass shooting during a public Hanukkah celebration. Witnesses say two … Continue reading Bondi Terror Massacre and States That Enable Jihad

Bangladesh’s self-goal: tilt to Pakistan

Bangladesh’s self-goal: tilt to Pakistan

Jamat e Islami and Muhammed Yunus seek to shape Bangladesh into politically radical Islamic nation and threaten its Bengali Identity N. C. Bipindra During a 1955 debate in Pakistan’s Second Constituent Assembly on whether the eastern province should be called East Bengal or East Pakistan, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman said, “We have demanded so many times … Continue reading Bangladesh’s self-goal: tilt to Pakistan

2001 INDIAN PARLIAMENT ATTACK

2001 INDIAN PARLIAMENT ATTACK

13 December 2001 is remembered as a turning point in Bharat’s democratic history, when democracy was not merely challenged but violently attacked by Jaish-e-Mohammed, targeting not just lives, but the very sovereignty, constitutional stability and civic trust on which the nation stands. Pummy M Pandita Attack on the Indian Parliament on 13 December 2001 was … Continue reading 2001 INDIAN PARLIAMENT ATTACK