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When Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971, it was as a war-ravaged and impoverished country. There was a spirit of determination in the people but much would depend on a successful foreign policy. Involved in that task from the beginning was Tariq Karim, whose diplomatic career would include serving as Ambassador to the United States and [...]
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a "towering figure of the twentieth century" who shaped modern Bangladesh and continues to inspire the people to further develop their country, said Dean Thompson, acting assistant secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the US Department of State.
For the fourth time in ten years, China has blocked United Nations efforts to sanction Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. China's decision came just weeks after a Jaish-e-Mohammed suicide bomber drove into a convoy of security personnel in Pulwama, India, killing 46. It also came...
A group of US lawmakers has sent a strong message that Washington is closely watching developments on the ground in Bangladesh, as the country prepares for national election later this month, and stands firmly in support of the rights and security of all citizens, regardless of their faith.
The result of desk research and findings from three expert workshops hosted by the RESOLVE Network in Bangladesh and Washington, DC, from November 2016 to April 2017, this report is part of a series of country studies that seeks to map emergent trends in political violence in Bangladesh.
Advertisement Predicting election outcomes is difficult enough in data-rich and stable electorates like the United States. With very little reliable polling data, and a history of at least one military coup roughly every decade, analysts covering Bangladesh's upcoming elections need to approach the exercise with humility and circumspection.
Advertisement On March 26, Bangladeshis will celebrate their 46th year as an independent nation. The story of Bangladesh's independence should sound familiar to Americans: A people governed from afar by brothers with whom they had grown estranged; an economic engine whose cries for equal representation fell on deaf ears.
Advertisement Since it was formally launched in 2015, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has dominated Pakistan's economic and national security discourse. Many hope will prove CPEC a "game changer" for the Pakistani economy by providing a smooth highway through Pakistan facilitating seamless connectivity between China's western hinterland and the Arabian Sea, expanded infrastructure, large scale power projects, and even a possible transnational rail system.
Pakistan's dysfunctional relationship with India and its symbiotic relationship with the Afghan Taliban often overshadow the country's troubled relations with other regional neighbors. Iran has long complained about militants carrying out cross-border attacks from Balochistan, and even Pakistan's "all weather friend" China has blamed it for Islamist terrorist attacks in Xinjiang province.
In declaring independence from Pakistan, Bangladesh sought to leave behind the country's long history of ethnic and provincial discrimination. It also sought to dispel the radical Islamist ideology that has driven Pakistan so far from the pluralistic vision of its founding father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Coming on the heels of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Lahore last month, the attack on Pathankot Air Force Station in Indian Punjab on January 2 is seen by many as an attempt to derail the nascent peace process between the two countries.
The recent wave of religious violence in India and the resulting communal tensions present a worrying trend not only for India, but for South Asia more broadly. In recent months, Indian Muslims and low caste Hindus in particular have been the targets of multiple attacks by Hindu extremists for perceived religious transgressions.
Islamist militancy in Bangladesh rarely draws the attention of scholars and policy analysts for a number of reasons. First, South Asia programs in the United States produce very few Bangladesh experts. In fact,most South Asia programs in the United States focus upon North India as well as a smattering of South Asian languages (e.g.
A high-level, independent Pakistani commission, set up after the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, spent two years interviewing 200 people and reviewing thousands of documents. Its findings were suppressed until a leaked copy was published by Al Jazeera English.
Illustration by Abro A lot of Americans were surprised by the results of the US elections. With a sluggish economy, protracted wars, and low approval ratings in opinion polls, many expected the Democrats to be defeated. When the votes were counted, though, President Obama was re-elected by a wide margin and the Democrats retained control of the Senate.