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Concerns are growing within Pakistan and among international observers following a sharp escalation in rhetoric from the country’s military establishment regarding former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has remained in custody since 2023 amid multiple legal cases. Recent public statements by military officials have framed Khan as a serious threat to national stability, marking a […]
Questions over press freedom in Bangladesh have resurfaced amid allegations that the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has failed to ensure an independent and secure environment for journalists, despite pledges of democratic reform. According to critics and media observers, journalists in Bangladesh continue to face intimidation, legal pressure and harassment, raising concerns […]
A former Bangladeshi intelligence officer has made sharp allegations against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, claiming that the globally admired figure operates within — and benefits from — a deeply entrenched network of power inside Bangladesh. The remarks have reignited debate over governance, legitimacy, and influence under the country’s interim administration. Speaking in an […]
By: Dr. Sreoshi Sinha, Abu Obaidha Arin The recent conviction of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UK Member of Parliament Tulip Siddiq in connection with alleged irregularities in RAJUK’s Purbachal New Town plot allocation has raised serious legal and constitutional concerns. Beyond the merits of the allegations themselves, the forum, process, and jurisdiction under […]
-(Dr Sreoshi Sinha, Senior Fellow, Centre for Joint Warfare Studies & Abu Obaidha Arin, University of Delhi.) The persecution of journalists by the state is a grim reality across many authoritarian regimes—from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to Myanmar, Belarus, Turkiye, and the Philippines. In such contexts, the press—often deemed the “fourth pillar of democracy”—is treated not […]
-Dr Sreoshi Sinha(Senior Fellow, Centre for Joint Warfare Studies) & Abu Obaidha Arin (University of Delhi.) August 5, 2024, will be remembered as a historic turning point in Bangladesh’s political journey. The fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government marked the end of an era—an era deeply intertwined with the legacy of the 1971 […]
Bangladesh’s former intelligence officer and diplomat Aminul Hoque Polash, in exile since the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, has broken his silence on the hidden power structures, financial engineering, and political ambitions surrounding Nobel laureate and the country’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. In an exclusive conversation, Polash walks News18 through classified insights, internal documents, […]
-Arun Anand For over four decades, Pakistan bet its security strategy on one idea: that Afghanistan could be controlled and turned into a “strategic depth” against India. The military and political elite in Islamabad treated Kabul as a buffer and a playground — a state to be manipulated through compliant regimes and proxy jihadist groups. […]
-Arun Anand Over Eight months have passed since Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a young physician turned human rights icon, was arrested on trumped-up charges in Quetta, Balochistan. 257 days since the state threw her into jail under Pakistan’s catch-all arsenal of “anti-terrorism” and “sedition” clauses. And 37 weeks since much of Pakistan’s so-called progressive intelligentsia, which […]
-Arun Anand For months, there have been speculations about Imran Khan’s fate behind the high walls of Adiala Jail in the garrison town of Rawalpindi where he remains imprisoned since 2023. But the question took a darker turn when the military establishment abruptly shifted its rhetoric as well as actions. After keeping Khan incommunicado for […]
-Arun Anand Every country has moments when a single figure, through temperament as much as circumstance, shifts the balance of its political order. In Pakistan today, that figure is Field Marshal Asim Munir. Analysts often describe his rise in familiar language, discipline, institutional confidence, and careful preparation. But this doesn’t quite capture the way he […]
-Arun Anand On December 10, the U.S. Chargé d’Affaires in Islamabad, Natalie Baker, announced that the U.S. Exim Bank had approved a package of $1.25 billion in financing to support mining operations at Reko Diq, one of the world’s richest untapped copper and gold deposits. On the surface, Washington framed the decision as a step toward securing […]