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A Ceasefire Without Peace: Breathing Space for Difficult Compromises or Interval Before Next Confrontation? (Part I)

New Delhi, April 9 -- The ceasefire announced in the Gulf is hailed as a diplomatic breakthrough, but its fragility and conditional nature make it a critical point for regional stability and strategic... Read More


How Korean Noodle Brands Captured the Indian Market

New Delhi, April 8 -- For decades, instant noodles in India meant two things - Maggi and Yippee. Together they controlled roughly 71% of national market share, a duopoly so dominant it had become invi... Read More


Myanmar Election: Lack of Consolidated Initiative Leads to Return of Military Rule

New Delhi, April 8 -- While three South Asian countries - Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal - that faced youths protests and civil society movements leading to the collapse of incumbent governments and ... Read More


A Foreign Push to Reshape Bangladesh Politics? Critical Reassessment of Yunus' Role Needed

New Delhi, April 8 -- Although Bangladesh has succeeded in returning to a democratic path after 18 months of the controversial unelected regime led by Muhammad Yunus-which allegedly facilitated and en... Read More


Sri Lanka's Shadowy Ties With Israel: Between Disclosures and Reality

New Delhi, April 8 -- Following a period of relative silence, Etay Mack, a human rights lawyer from Israel, has reignited discussion regarding Sri Lanka's multifaceted relationship with Israel, a subj... Read More


Dhaka's Dangerous Drift: Need for Serious Diplomacy to Resolve Rohingya Problem

New Delhi, April 7 -- There is a particular kind of foreign policy failure that accumulates quietly in deferred decisions, diplomatic silence, and in the bureaucratic comfort of pretending that an inc... Read More


Empowering Women of South Asia: India Can Play a Generous Role

New Delhi, April 6 -- The Bengali poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, now adopted as the National Poet of Bangladesh, once wrote "whatever good there is in this world, half of it is created by women and half by m... Read More


Ethanol as Cooking Fuel: India can Become Self-Sufficient

New Delhi, April 6 -- India has suddenly been thrust into the cooking gas (LPG) crisis because of the war on Iran. India imports about 20 million tons of LPG every year from West Asia. This is nearly ... Read More


Cinema Is Not Policy, But Films Like Dhurandhar Culturally Reflect India's Place in the World

New Delhi, April 5 -- Recent Bollywood blockbusters like Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandar (2026), have triggered intense debate about whether cinema is shaping public understanding of the state, power,... Read More


Edible Geopolitics: How Asian Cuisine is Leveraging Soft Power to Wield Cultural Influence

New Delhi, April 3 -- Walk through any major city - Delhi, London, or New York - and a quiet transformation is underway. Korean ramen packets line supermarket shelves, bubble tea chains dominate youth... Read More