Saudi–Pakistan Pact and Bangladesh’s Strategic Choices
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe announcement of a new defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has sent ripples through both the Middle East and South Asia. More than a bilateral understanding, it is a signal of how security in these two regions is converging. Both sides describe the pact as a commitment to Continue Reading
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–Pakistan Army Cooperation: Confronting the Common Indian Threat
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor over half a century, India has sought to consolidate dominance in South Asia through coercion, pressure, and selective intervention. Its military doctrine has consistently cast Pakistan as the principal adversary while treating Bangladesh as a peripheral buffer to be kept under strategic influence. Today, as India pursues an ambitious Continue Reading
Modi Crawls to Beijing as Trump Cancels India Visit: India’s Foreign Policy Unravels
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor nearly a decade, New Delhi has promoted the image of a rising India—America’s chosen partner, Asia’s counterweight to China, and South Asia’s natural leader. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, diplomacy became a stage performance, with choreographed hugs, diaspora rallies, and slogans about a “New India” destined for global greatness. Continue Reading
Bangladesh Army Chief’s China Visit Signals Deeper Defence Industrial Ties
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman, SBP, OSP, SGP, psc, has returned from a week-long official visit to China, where he held a series of high-level meetings with senior military officials and defence industry leaders. The visit underscored Dhaka’s intent to deepen its long-standing defence cooperation with Beijing, particularly in the Continue Reading