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Bangladesh at a Crossroads: Yunus’s Rule Fuels Islamist Surge and Threatens Nation’s Future
The Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, recently told The Economist that Islamic extremism will not dominate the country’s political landscape; rather, the youth of Bangladesh will create a new Bangladesh. But the situation on the ground in Bangladesh tells a different story. Following the ousting of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Islamist…
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Documenting Targeted Violence: A Closer Look at the Plight of Indigenous Communities in Bangladesh
In the shadow of a deepening governance crisis, the interim government of Bangladesh is presiding over a brutal and systematic campaign of repression against its indigenous communities. Far from being a neutral caretaker, the current administration has intensified a policy of violence, displacement, and cultural erasure, particularly in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). The alarming…
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Bay of Bengal: India’s Maritime Backyard and the Cost of Alienating the Resident Power
As India continues to strengthen its naval footprint in the region, any effort by Bangladesh to challenge this balance of power risks pushing the smaller nation into vulnerability and irrelevance.
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The “Neo-Cold War” in the Indian Ocean Region
Addressing an event last week at London’s Oxford University, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said some people are seeing “imaginary Chinese Naval bases in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, the Hambantota Port (in southern Sri Lanka) is a commercial joint venture between our Ports Authority and China Merchants – a company listed on the Hong Kong…