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Mounting risks around the Strait of Hormuz, disruptions to shipping lanes of vital materials and volatile energy prices have rendered global trade and industrial ecosystems unprecedentedly vulnerable. Some powers tend to weaponize trade, sever industrial and logistic links, and exploit…

The Overwhelming Assessment The reconstruction and renewal of this educational system appear today as an immense challenge, given the scale of the destruction and damage suffered by school and university infrastructures. For several decades, education has occupied a central place…

The sad and infuriating thing is that Israel itself is being and has been used as a military proxy by the international banking system for decades. In this respect Israel’s primary function has been to keep the Middle East unstable,…

“Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed” is an ancient Indian strategic phrase for achieving goals or resolving conflicts by any means necessary, often translated as “Persuasion, Bribery/Price, Punishment, and Division”. It represents a four-step approach ranging from diplomatic dialogue to the calculated…

by Nava Thakuria After months of uncertainty, the Press Council of India (PCI) got its chairman as Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai assumed the charge on 24 April 2026. The retired judge of the Supreme Court of India, who was nominated…

Planners Urge Shift from Fuel-Dependent Vehicles to Sustainable Mobility By Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau)  In a decisive call for climate action and economic resilience, the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) has urged the government to implement a radical overhaul of…

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) In a move to stabilize a fragile economy and reassure international observers, the Bangladesh government has officially denied reports of injecting ‘artificial liquidity’ into the market. Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, addressing a…

Iran is not a transient power that can be coerced into submission; it is a civilization with over 2,500 years of continuous history, shaped by a deep sense of identity, resilience, and pride. From the philosophical legacy of Avicenna to…

On Friday night, CODEPINK and the local University of Michigan community gathered to hold a vigil in honor of UM researcher Dr. Danhao Wan on the one-month anniversary of his death. According to reports, Dr. Wang died after jumping from…

Its success depends on whether Poland agrees to the terms, which cannot include the unlimited tariff-free access of Ukrainian agricultural exports nor the free movement of its people since the ruling liberal-globalist coalition would stand to lose fall 2027’s next…