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Elevator Speech for Bangladesh’s Interim Government

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

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Consider this: with AI, anyone can create a convincing yet fake video of a public figure, manipulate audio, and spread false information as if it were real. As I see it, this

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India and Bangladesh: Overcoming Uncertainties Ahead

For India, apprehension centers around the uncertainty of the immediate future and the apparent inability of the interim government to control the acts of dichotomous non-state actors.

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India – China Relations

As India seeks to grow its economy it needs economic investment from China. Like all its partners, whether the U.S. or Japan or South Korea or Europe, India understands that trade with

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Modi’s Election: US-India Delicate Diplomacy

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How Sheikh Hasina pulled a non-inclusive election

The long-lasting impact of the election is that it has transformed the country into a personalistic autocracy. As is in any personalistic autocracy, Sheikh Hasina is not constrained by her party or

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Indian Democracy Is On a Precipice, But America Responds By Pretending It’s Thriving

The health of a democracy is judged on much more than whether or not voters are allowed to check a box once every few years, and Indian democracy, aside from presumed “free

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Pakistan’s election: Déjà vu all over again, or a New start?

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

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India’s National Security Calculus in the Coming Decade

A modern military capable of deterring and defending the country from external threats and internal challenges will be of utmost priority in its national security calculus. While India has initiated reforms in

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Five takeaways from recent Dhaka elections

Against the backdrop of an intensifying opposition movement, this election offered an opportunity for AL voters to showcase the popularity of their party by showing up at voting booths in great numbers.

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Elevator Speech for Bangladesh’s Interim Government

Vox Populi, Vox Dei

AI and the Future of Democracy: Reclaiming Trust and Integrity in the Digital Age

India and Bangladesh: Overcoming Uncertainties Ahead

India – China Relations

Modi’s Election: US-India Delicate Diplomacy

How Sheikh Hasina pulled a non-inclusive election

Indian Democracy Is On a Precipice, But America Responds By Pretending It’s Thriving

Pakistan’s election: Déjà vu all over again, or a New start?

India’s National Security Calculus in the Coming Decade

Five takeaways from recent Dhaka elections

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