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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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India’s West Asian Calculus in a Multipolar World: Strategic Autonomy drives its Counter-terror Normative Ambition
Simran Rathore
India’s evolving West Asia policy reflects a balance of strategic autonomy, multi alignment, and counter terrorism leadership. By combining pragmatic energy and diaspora interests with normative activism like the CCIT, New Delhi positions itself as a responsible middle power—hedging against great power rivalry while advancing cooperative security frameworks in a multipolar world.
The Curious Case of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 2.0: Attempts at Rebranding Do not Alter the Core
Ankita Sanyal
Following the fall of Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI) has aggressively worked towards a political resurgence. While attempting to rebrand as a moderate, inclusive party through minority outreach and "anti-fascist" rhetoric, BJI simultaneously engages in historical revisionism regarding the 1971 Liberation War and by aligning with other Islamist factions, the party increasingly advocates for Sharia-based governance and the eradication of "man-made" laws.
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.