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Chinas birth-tourism boom faces a new American barrier

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The Trump administrations campaign against so-called “birth tourism” appears to be having an early deterrent effect among some wealthy Chinese families. Reports circ... Read More


China-Indonesia ties advance despite geopolitical noise

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The relationship between China and Indonesia is entering a new phase of strategic maturity, marked by deeper institutional coordination, expanding economic cooperation and growi... Read More


India and Russia deepen strategic partnership amid a changing global order

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- India and Russia are moving to reinforce a long-standing strategic partnership as both countries confront an increasingly fragmented international system shaped by geopolitical ... Read More


Lebanon cannot be saved by another foreign patron

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- Lebanon stands at a critical crossroads. As the balance of power in the Middle East shifts, growing Turkish and Syrian involvement in Lebanon is being viewed by some Lebanese co... Read More


Hindu Mahajote demands swift justice over Rangpur family murders

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- The central leadership of the Hindu Mahajote held an emergency meeting on August 23, Sunday morning, expressing deep concern over what it described as a deteriorating security s... Read More


Saudi-France partnership: A new force for global diplomacy and stability

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- The visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Paris represents far more than another high-level diplomatic engagement between two longstanding partners. At a time when ... Read More


Dinesh Trivedi and the challenge of rebuilding Dhaka-Delhi ties

Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh-India relations have gone through one of their most difficult periods since August 5, 2024. Political upheaval, declining mutual trust, border issues, visa restrictio... Read More


Europe can win the AI race without spending a trillion Euros

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- Europe does not need to spend a trillion euros to become an AI power. It needs something more difficult: a strategy that can succeed under radically different technological futu... Read More


US diplomacy risks repeating the failures of colonial divide-and-rule

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- If the objective of diplomacy is to end a conflict, there is little strategic logic in refusing to engage the principal political actors involved. Even when those actors are dee... Read More


Americas $40 trillion debt is a warning Washington can no longer ignore

Bangladesh, Aug. 22 -- The United States has crossed a financial threshold that should command far more attention than it has received: its national debt has surpassed $40 trillion. The number is so e... Read More