Bangladesh’s Potential Role in a Non-NATO Peacekeeping Mission in Ukraine
Reading Time: 5 minutesIntroduction The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has prompted international discussions around a possible peacekeeping mission to monitor a demilitarised buffer zone. Reports indicate that countries including Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia are being considered for participation in such a force, as part of a U.S.-backed proposal aimed at de-escalating the conflict. Continue Reading
Bangladesh Eyes U.S. Defence Deals to Rebalance Trade, Boost Military Modernisation
Reading Time: 3 minutesBangladesh is exploring a series of high-value defence and aerospace acquisitions from the United States as part of a dual-pronged strategy to modernise its armed forces and counter growing trade pressure from Washington, senior officials and defence analysts confirm. The initiative comes amid rising concern in Dhaka over a 37% Continue Reading
Nadir Shah: The Persian Warlord Who Brought Delhi to Its Knees
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the annals of South Asian history, few names evoke the image of a conqueror as chillingly as Nadir Shah the 18th-century Persian warlord whose brutal invasion of the Mughal Empire culminated in the sack of Delhi in 1739. Known as the “Napoleon of Persia” by some historians for his Continue Reading
Israel attacks Bangladeshi diplomats house in Tehran
Reading Time: 3 minutesA residential building housing Bangladeshi diplomats in Iran’s capital has been completely destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, marking a dangerous escalation in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. The incident has triggered grave concerns over the safety of foreign diplomatic personnel in Tehran. Oalid Islam Oalid, a Bangladeshi diplomat Continue Reading
The Philippines Cannot Sustain a Chinese Attack – No Matter How Much It Modernises
Reading Time: 4 minutesDespite a decade of defence reforms and modernisation, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) remains fundamentally ill-equipped to resist a sustained military assault by China. From firepower and geography to logistics and strategy, the asymmetry between the two nations is so severe that no amount of modernisation short of Continue Reading