A Bullet From Kunming To Kolkata
China plans to launch a bullet train service from Kunming – the modern capital city and transportation hub of China’s southern Yunnan Province – to the eastern Indian city of […]
Is No One With Them……?
They were forced to leave Myanmar on August 25, 2017, as they arrived in neighbouring Bangladesh and settled in makeshift refugee camps. On the first anniversary of their departure from […]
An Other Woman
Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa), the daughter of Persian immigrants who became queen of the Mughal Empire, enjoys a special status in South Asia. Many stories have been written on her […]
A ‘Controversial’ Indian!
The Indians usually blame Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee for the plight of the Hindus (especially in East Pakistan) after the Partition of India in 1947. Most probably, he is blamed […]
FIFA – A Viva For Bangladesh?
The upcoming FIFA World Cup – to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15 – has brought some respite for the economy of Bangladesh, now cricket-crazy South […]
South Asia, Politics & Media
As far as the current political situation is concerned, the South Asian countries are seen to experience similar types of challenges. Amongst them, however, the situation of Bangladesh can be […]
For A Different Future….
Some of them are single mothers, while others are victims of sexual harassment, migrants and mothers of homosexuals. All of them have the courage to ‘overcome’ the past and conquer […]
Politics: Polity Of Not-So-Fair Tactics?
It may be said that footwear has always played quite a role in politics in different countries. On October 12, 1960, the then Soviet Leader, Nikita Khrushchev, is said to […]
The Army, India & Democracy
Jawaharlal Nehru – the first Prime Minister of India – once said: “Politics in the Army is a poison. Keep off it.” Nehru used to believe that it would be […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 