In the before times, I provided examples of the “elevator speeches” I would have given to former Bangladesh Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Begum Zia and their colleagues in the run up
Pakistan joined the long list of South Asian nations holding an election this year. Unlike the others, Pakistan’s election, held on February 8 this year, defied our expectations. In Bangladesh, the unfree
Under President Xi, China has stressed shared growth and common prosperity. This has focused on business, trade, and economic development, and ignored global values of democracy, freedom of speech, and human rights.
Experts have raised serious questions of legitimacy and constitutionality of the 15th Amendment. They argue that the Constitution represents the will of the people of Bangladesh, but point out the people had no
The US tech partnership with India is crucial to this journey, even as growing human rights concerns become a source of irritation in the bilateral relationship.
The government refused to accept a recommendation that called for the release of all detained HRDs. Even more disturbing, it rejected outright another recommendation that called for the release of Kashmiri journalists