Bangladesh on a New Journey: Moving Beyond the Regional Identity

Bangladesh's future will depend in many ways on the foreign policy choices it makes

Attention must also be paid to the changing structural dynamics within South Asia where countries (including Bangladesh) are increasingly working with each other, moving away from a primarily India-driven engagement within the neighbourhood.

Unraveling "Gandi Baat": Popular Bollywood culture needs to embrace responsible storytelling, eschew misogyny

"Gandi Baat" serves as a microcosm of a larger issue within popular culture, normalizing the silencing of female voices and perpetuating harmful behaviors. 

What the Jamnagar 'pre-wedding' gala tells us about Indian society

The postcards from Jamnagar frame some other stories that have emerged as a theme in the 'New India'. These are stories of unrivalled pomp and power, of material riches beyond compare, of an elite space where forces work differently from the way they work elsewhere on the planet.

A Sri Lanka-Pakistan people-to-people journey: An island man’s mountain quest with a larger cause

Everywhere I went I was greeted with great warmth and hospitality. It is a symbol of the decades-long ‘Enduring Friendship’ between the peoples of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. 

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Two sisters ask Delhi to listen to the farmers' voice

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A woman police officer, a role model for Muslim families

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The Buddhist Kung Fu nuns of India and Nepal

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Bangladesh film ‘Nonajoler Kabbo’ best film in Asian Select Category at Kolkata International Film Festival

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Shabana Azmi joins Sajal Aly in Jemima Goldsmith's upcoming film

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Proteas in Pakistan for the first time since 2007

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Ayesha dreams of becoming a Muslim marriage registrar in Bangladesh

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2nd Miss Universe Bangladesh launched

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Racism and abuse cannot be tolerated: David Warner apologises to India

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Sri Lankan cricket great Sangakarra condemns racial abuse in sports

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Sri Lankan film industry exempted from entertainment tax for two years

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Racial abuse of Indian cricketers in Australia condemned

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Bangladesh to be “Country in Focus” at International Film Festival of India

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'Tight jeans, short shirts' banned in K-P university in Pakistan

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