Opinions

by Ozair Islam In a regretful tone, Prime Minister Modi said, “Mamata is ruining Bangladesh-India relations,” at an election campaign stop in Barrackpore, North 24 Parganas district, on May 12. It seems clear now that Modi is entirely correct in…

by Ozair Islam Notwithstanding misinformation about Bangladesh’s Saint Martin, and Myanmar’s persistent provocations, Bangladesh rightly pursues the concept of “defense diplomacy” with Myanmar in a nonviolent manner. The Myanmar border situation can only be resolved by “diplomacy”, according to Bangladesh’s…

We are being inundated with demonstrations, protests, webinars, conferences, and numerous face-to-face and virtual events calling for peace, opposing war, and warning of the danger of conflicts that could escalate into a third world war or a first nuclear war…

There is an island in the south of Chile that floats in the mist between the leaden waters of the Strait of Magellan. It is called Isla Dawson and, when the skies are clear, it can be seen by sailors…

In January 2009, when the Awami League came to power through a landslide victory in December’s general elections, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina saw terrorism and militancy as key factors threatening the security of the entire region. During the 2001-2006 rule…

Western society is characterised by the reign of hedonism and nihilism, as opposed to the critical spirit and culture of effort of the 20th century, because it is made up of individuals who are dependent on material goods and who…

Biblical flooding, scorching heat, collapsing grid system, animals crumbling, waters rising, crops wilting, economy on the brink, and millions displaced. Welcome to the future of climate change… Pakistan. If one could classify a global warming beta test as a success…

It is quite astonishing and clearly insane, that Manfred Weber, the German leader of the European Union’s center-right European People’s Party, now expected to come in first in the European Parliament election scheduled on June 6-9th, is calling for the…

The President of the United States is the most powerful man in the world, I don’t think anyone doubts that. Perhaps that status will be short-lived, but for now it is. He is backed by money, weapons, including nuclear weapons,…

by Jag Mohan Thaken Chandigarh, India. While deciding a case, Lord Hewart, the then Lord Chief Justice of England, laid down a dictum– “Justice must not only be done but must also be seen to be done”. “It is not…