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For years, this community has endured systematic targeting, with little to no substantial response from the state to protect its citizens or address the root causes of these attacks
The article critically analyses Bangladesh’s accelerating democratic breakdown, highlighting how institutional decay, political intolerance, and the growing legitimisation of mob violence are hollowing out democratic governance. It argues that the erosion of rule of law, suppression of dissent, and moral collapse of political leadership are transforming democratic spaces into arenas of coercion and fear.
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The Exile, who would be the King? Tarique Rahman and Bangladesh’s Managed Transition
Mohammed Shoaib Raza
Tarique Rahman’s homecoming signals a state-sanctioned shift in Bangladesh’s political architecture. This analysis explores how his return from exile serves to stabilise a fractured transition ahead of 2026.
Voice from Gilgit-Baltistan: Its Future Lies with India
Senge Sering
Gilgit-Baltistan remains under Pakistani occupation despite its legal accession to India in 1947. Pakistan’s demographic engineering, sectarian manipulation, and denial of local rights erode indigenous identity. Nationalists demand reinstatement of state subject rule, legislative autonomy, and reunification with India to secure cultural survival, resource control, and democratic self-determination.
The Faiz Hameed’s Case in Pakistan Politics: Power, (Dis)Loyalty, and Retribution
Syed Eesar Mehdi
This commentary analyses the rare public conviction of former ISI chief Faiz Hameed, framing it as a case study of Pakistan’s shifting civil-military relations. It argues his downfall reflects institutional recalibration after his political alignment with Imran Khan became a liability.
Pakistan Approaches the Northern Alliance to Subdue the Taliban
Senge Sering
This comment argues that Pakistan has approached Tajikistan and the Tajik-led NRF to secure a corridor to Central Asia, bypassing Taliban-controlled routes. Islamabad hopes this pressure will weaken Taliban support for the TTP, but risks alienating Pashtuns and complicating ties with China.