Slogan
Associate Professor at National Defence University
When the dust finally cleared and the smoke subsided, Bangladesh remained at a crossroads of political instability, economic insecurity, and shifting allegiances.
With the context of India and Pakistan akin to that of Bangladesh, the conditions are conducive to a revolutionary upheaval, if economic and political injustice is again ignored.
The optimism of many has been shattered and people are reminded of H.L Mencken’s words, “Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.”
In 1973 the United Nations' International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid was signed and "Israel" was seen vehemently condemning South Africa while exercising the same policies against the Palestinians.
The US' swift moves and clear contrast instances unmistakably point at foul play in Khan’s ouster.
War supposedly provides the much-needed lube to the cogs of the US economy. That is why it is no surprise that a well-timed war or news of a “successful” encounter with a terrorist “mastermind” can be a useful magic pill for a faltering US economy and for a US president’s dwindling poll ratings.
the media expecting the Taliban to miraculously fix Afghanistan’s problems in a matter of weeks is unrealistic; especially, when the US, US’s allies, and the previous Afghan government failed to deliver in two decades.
Merkel had been unwavering, in her stance that the EU should have a China policy different from that of Washington DC.
The fast transmission rate of COVID-19 and its different variants emerging around the planet truly created a global event of extraordinary concern and in extraordinary circumstances demand extraordinary measures and leadership.
