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
Turning a Page—Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Opportunity of Reconciliation
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe shadow of history often shapes the contours of contemporary geopolitics, and for Bangladesh and Pakistan, few historical events cast as long a shadow as the war of 1971. Fifty-four years on, the scars of that conflict remain etched in collective memory. Yet, in the complexity of South Asian geopolitics Continue Reading
Bangladesh and Pakistan Move Towards Comprehensive Defence Ties
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh and Pakistan have signalled a fresh push towards developing comprehensive defence cooperation, as senior military officials met in Rawalpindi to discuss avenues for collaboration across multiple sectors. Lieutenant General Faizur Rahman, Quarter Master General of the Bangladesh Army, called on General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M), Chairman Joint Continue Reading
Operation Sindoor: India’s Strategic Misstep and Pakistan’s Diplomatic Triumph
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn May 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor, a military campaign aimed at asserting dominance over Pakistan following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam that resulted in 26 civilian deaths. The operation, however, has not only failed to achieve its objectives but has also exposed significant flaws in India’s military capabilities and Continue Reading