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India is Blowing Hot and Cold with Bangladesh

India has multiple reasons for disliking Bangladesh. In the aftermath of the event of the ouster of all-weather friend Sheikh Hasina from power in August 2024. If we look into previous regimes, Delhi developed heightened relations with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman…

How Not to Halt a Genocide

All those courageous United Nation delegates triumphantly walking out (gasp!) on a Netanyahu speech on Friday actually had a legal obligation to arrest him and deliver him to the International Criminal Court which has long since issued a warrant for…

AGOA: True Trade and Development Opportunity or a Return to Plunder?

It is striking to see news that some African leaders and exporters express optimism about the extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). It is jarring to see international press coverage (citing, for example, the Financial Times and Reuters) portraying the current AGOA…

What is humanity’s next move?

At the UN General Assembly, now underway, world leaders are gathering to confront some of today’s greatest crises: Palestine, climate change, the war on drugs—even the role and relevance of the UN itself. Too often, however, the institution feels less…

China Rises at the UN as a Climate Leader in Contrast to Trump’s Denialism

On September 24, 2025, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, a high-level climate summit was held within the framework of the General Assembly, with the participation of more than 120 countries. This summit was not a “mini summit,”…

The Shamelessness of Trump’s Lies

During his address to the current United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump delivered a series of statements that, far from reflecting the truth, amounted to a succession of deliberate lies about international conflicts, the economy, health, and the environment—without…

US Military Presence in Bangladesh Worries India

In 1996, Bangladesh agreed to the “war on terror” against the rogue Jihadist regime in Afghanistan, officially the Global War on Terrorism, a global military campaign initiated by the United States following the 11 September attacks in 2001, and is…

Zelensky Is Manipulating Trump Into A Disaster Of Epic Proportions

Even worse, it would be all because of Zelensky’s lust for money and power, not any legitimate reason. Trump’s flip-flop on Ukraine was explained here as being partially due to him responding to the whispers of warmongers like Zelensky, who boasted afterwards that “Gradually,…

Italy Deploys Frigate to Protect the Global Sumud Flotilla and Challenge the Israeli Blockade of Gaza

A historic precedent shaking Mediterranean geopolitics Italy has taken an unprecedented step by sending a military frigate, the “Fasan,” to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian mission with more than 40 vessels carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza, seeking to…

Gabriel Boric, President of Chile: “I want to see Netanyahu and those responsible for the genocide of the Palestinian people face an international criminal court”

At the 80th United Nations General Assembly, the youngest president in the world, Gabriel Boric Font, delivered his speech with uncommon strength and lucidity on the international diplomatic stage. His address was not merely a presentation of political positions: it…

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