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Intellectual Property and the Innovation Economy: Bangladesh's Next Growth Engine

In today's global economy, the primarydrivers of economic growth and long-term success are no longer cheap labor

Thailand’s Anutin Faces No-Confidence Threat as Scam Scandals Deepen

Amid the drumbeats of military conflict with Cambodia, Thailand’s political environment is evidently

Takaichi’s Japan looks to India

In Brief >> ”Sanae Takaichi’s election as Japan’s first female prime minister signals

Bangladesh’s Indigenous Nanoparticle Revolution: Medicinal Plants Power a Shrimp Farming Breakthrough

Sheikh Shadi Bhuiyan, 

Victory Day Tribute: Remembering India’s Crucial Role in Defending the Maldives

On 3 November 1988, a band of foreign mercenaries backed by local conspirators launched a violent coup attempt in

Pakistan’s Enduring Structural Deficiencies in Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing

Last week, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issued a sobering reminder to Pakistan: its removal from the grey

Why India, not China, will lead AI’s post-work age

The 21st century is fast approaching a turning point that will rival the agricultural and industrial revolutions: the end

Chinese communists want total control over lives of Tibetans

When President of China Xi Jinping at the end of 2022 appointed historian and politician Gao Xiang the Chinese

Pakistan’s Water Crisis: A Case of Mismanagement and Political Deflection

At the heart of South Asia, Pakistan is teetering on the brink of a catastrophic water crisis, one that

Youth dilemma: Unemployment & ripple effects

WITH 64% of the population under the age of 30, Pakistan is experiencing a pronounced youth bulge, a demographic

Mojahidulislam’s ‘AI Sikhun, Taka Gunun’ Now Available at Bookstores

The new book ‘AI Sikhun, TakaGunun’ by ICT writer and journalist

Bangladesh’s Position in the Context of Global Supply Chain and Geopolitical Shifts: An Analysis for 2025

The world today isnavigating a complex, rapidly changing, and polarized geopolitical and economicstructure. At

Exporting an AI-Powered Surveillance Model: How Chinese Surveillance Tech is Undermining Rights and Reshaping Global Governance

​China has done something simple and terrifyingly effective: it has packaged an authoritarian

Unaffordable long-term conflict with Afghanistan puts Pakistan on back foot

Islamabad went on the back foot soon after it carried out airstrikes in

Beware the Pakistan Mirage

Washington is once again tempted by an old illusion: that Pakistan can act

The Light Within...

"Within every human being burns a sacred flame — a light that never dies,

Why China Is Worried About Japan’s New Prime Minister

Takaichi Sanae is hawkish on China, friendly toward Taiwan, and ultraconservative on historical

Unfulfilled Promises And Gwadar Port’s Water Crisis

The water crisis in and around Gwadar Port highlights a glaring failure of

Responding with Resolve: India’s Growing Capacity for Crisis Relief

”India’s emergence as a first responder in South Asia’s crises and disasters is

Building connections across borders through YSALI

Humaira Afia OrthyWhen I received an email informing me of my selection for the Young South

Government ICT Sector Centralization: A Revolutionary Step Toward Building a Smart Bangladesh

Bangladesh is progressing rapidly toward digital transformation. In

Poland’s Border Lockdown Chokes China’s €25 Billion EU Freight Corridor

Since last many years, the European Union has grappled with the consequences of

WHO Pandemic Accords Are Badly Flawed

The decades-old International Health Regulations, as amended last year, came into effect on 19 September. A new Pandemic Agreement,

Pakistan’s urban flood crisis: A legacy of neglect and mismanagement

The images of Pakistan’s largest cities drowning in knee-deep water during monsoon season are no longer shocking—they have become

Perpetuating Poverty, Poor Policies and Pakistan: An Urgent Call for Structural Reforms

Amidst all the global geopolitical tensions, Pakistan is yet again found struggling with a typical structural issue: Poverty. Despite

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