To sustain momentum of initial breakthrough in ties after BNP assumed the mantle of power in Bangladesh, governments in Dhaka and Delhi need to patiently nurture ties and stay the course, overcome the burden of legacy as well as spoilers who will seek every opportunity to muddy the waters.

Here is how countries in South Asia - India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka are preparing for a medium to long term crisis replicating recent disruptions such as COVID 19 as of March 22.

Ministry of External Affairs in the parliament outlines perspectives on India's Neighbourhood First Policy covering measuress to strengthen India's strategic position with concerted support to countries in the region and managing China's expanding influence in the Indian Ocean Region. Have a look-

With the distinctly anti Delhi interim administration of Professor Mohammad Yunus out of the way and a Bangladesh Nationalist Party [BNP] government led by pragmatist Tarique Rehman now holding the reins in Dhaka, India Bangladesh relations have assumed a positive trajectory, though caution is essential.

As the United States and Israel strikes on Iran enters the fifth day with no signs of any pull back by either side, the defining trends is the decapitating attack on Iran’s Supreme Authority Ayatollah Ali Khamanei. The strike was supposed to cripple the regime but Iran retaliated spraying missiles and drones across multiple locations in West Asia [Middle East]. With a war escalating in time and space, there is a noticeable alarm in South Asia. This is understandable given the

10 days may be too short a period to forecast the political trajectory of a Tarique Rahman-led government in Bangladesh, given the turbulent political past, whether in the time when the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, then led by Tarique’s mother Begum Khaleda Zia, or in the long years of her bete noir, Sheikh Hasina. The Interim Administration under Professor Mohammad Yunus went far beyond its mandate of restoring stability, political and security, thus failing to provide the

In a survey of the Weekly Global Trends and Forecast for Week 6, some positive developments were evident in Japan, Thailand and Bangladesh

Tarique Rehman : Bangladesh Next Prime Minister? Source BNP Video Frame As Tarique Rehman is set to be the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh, here is a review of the developments and what could be a “crown of thorns,” for the PM. Amid the structured polls in Bangladesh, where one of the leading political parties, the Awami League, was banned from participation, its closest rival, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is heading towards forming the government as vote countin

Bangladesh Parliament Bangladesh Polls: Parties, Leaders and Polls Surveys 59 registered political parties are in Bangladesh, excluding the Awami League. 51 parties are actively participating in elections by fielding candidates. 1,981 candidates are contesting, including 249 independent candidates. Here is a review of the main parties, leaders in the fray and what the polls say - Bangladesh Referendum and Significance When Bangladeshis cast their ballots, voting will occur

Concerns over violence during the elections in the polls in Bangladesh being held on February 12 are high. On February 10, four polling centres were set on fire in Sadar and Purbadhala upazilas of Netrakona district. Mamun Sarkar, Officer-in-Charge of Sadar Police Station, said miscreants set fire to three polling centres (government primary schools) in sadar upazila at night around 3:30 am as per the Dhaka Tribune. Bangladesh media has reported quoting police Headquarters da