DR APARNA PANDE | INDIA’S diplomatic influence has grown significantly through 2023, attracting interest from countries worldwide looking to strengthen economic and strategic bonds with the South Asian nation. However, relations with its closest neighbors remain conflict–ridden and problematic. While its western neighbor Pakistan often captures international attention, its eastern neighbor, Myanmar (formerly Burma), is…
Read moreASHLEY SOUTH | ANTI-REGIME forces in Myanmar have made remarkable gains over the past six months, taking control of at least 400 army bases and 50 towns across the country through coordinated attacks. The State Administrative Council (SAC), as the military regime calls itself, is no longer able to function effectively. Chairman Min Aung Hlaing,…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | HIGHLIGHTING the strong rapport with India compared to China, Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud emphasised on Thursday that New Delhi is geographically closer to Dhaka than Beijing. This insight came when he was asked about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s preferences for her next trip to neighbouring countries. Mahmud also mentioned that Prime…
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | THE Arakan Army is fighting with the objective of uprooting the military dictatorship in Myanmar. After the end of the military dictatorship, the ethnic groups in each region will decide for themselves on how to build their own future, said a spokesperson of the United League of Arakan (ULA) or Arakan Army….
Read moreLOOKEAST REPORT | THE Assam government is ready to hold talks with the hardliner ULFA (Independent) and doors for negotiations with its chief Paresh Baruah are open, an Assam minister said in the state Assembly during point of order. The Barua–led faction has remained outside the ambit of negotiations even as a peace pact has…
Read moreDR ANCHITA BORTHAKUR | THE last date for the submission of nomination forms for the upcoming Bangladesh’s parliamentary election known as ‘Jatiyo Sangsad Nirbachan’ ended on 30 November confirming that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), the leading Opposition Party is unlikely to participate in the country’s 12th general election, scheduled to take place on 7 January…
Read moreNandi Theint | Nicola Smith ONE of the world’s biggest private hospital groups is embroiled in a ‘cash for kidneys’ racket in which impoverished people from Myanmar are being enticed to sell their organs for profit. India’s Apollo Hospitals, a multi–billion dollar company with facilities across Asia, boasts that it conducts more than 1,200 transplants…
Read moreCASEY HALL and POPPY McPHERSON | CHINA’s military begins “combat training activities” on its side of the border with Myanmar, a day after a convoy of trucks carrying goods into the neighbouring Southeast Asian nation went up in flames. The incident which Myanmar state media called an insurgent attack, came amid insecurity concerns in China,…
Read morePress Trust of India : The G20 Presidency has given India the opportunity to promote its vision for a sustainable, inclusive and equitable world, and to raise its profile as a leader in the Indo–Pacific region. With just days left for the summit, please share your thoughts on achievements of Indian Presidency. Prime Minister Narendra…
Read moreGENEVA | BANGLADESH must immediately suspend a pilot repatriation project for Rohingya to return to Myanmar, where they face serious risks to their lives and liberty, a UN expert says. UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, Tom Andrews, said Bangladesh officials have stated that an initial group of 1140…
Read more‘Gold’ In The Andaman & Nicobar Basin
Prasanta Paul | OIL India Limited (OIL) has stepped up exploration and supportive logistic work in the wake of striking… Read more…
Human Language Is 135,000 Years Old ?
Prasanta Paul | WHEN did homo sapiens start using words or to be specific – a language – for communication… Read more…
Aravalli | An Uncertain Road Ahead
Dr Manas Das | THERE seems to be a temporary lull among environmental activists and civil society as the Supreme… Read more…
Election Commission of India has decided to deploy at least 480 companies of Central Forces in various troubled parts of West Bengal from March 1
