BY HARSH V. PANT The much-anticipated meeting between United States (US) President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will happen this week in the San Francisco Bay Area on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Ties between Washington and Beijing have been on a downward trajectory in recent years. A growing […]
Read MoreBy Apoorvanand Apoorvanand teaches Hindi at the University of Delhi. He writes literary and cultural criticism. A Muslim friend from a town in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh recently called, seeking counsel. His young daughter had told him the previous day that her friends refused to play with her any more – after […]
Read MoreBY R.K. RADHAKRISHNAN The Maldivian presidential election headed for a run off on September 30 after no candidate managed to receive the 50 per cent plus vote to win in the first round held on September 9. Former President and current People’s Majlis (parliament) Speaker Mohamed Nasheed, who parted ways with the ruling party, the […]
Read MoreBy Shehryar Fazli, Senior policy advisor, Asia Pacific region, Open Society Foundations, and author This spring, I spent time with farming families across rural Sindh and the Kacchi Plains of Balochistan, the two worst-hit regions by last summer’s super floods that submerged a third of Pakistan, displaced eight million people, and saw millions more lose their […]
Read MoreIn the heartwarming story of Tamanna Zara and her mother Azmeri Begum, we witness the transformative power of education for women in Bangladesh. While Azmeri’s own dreams of pursuing a tertiary education were thwarted two decades ago due to marriage at a young age, with Tamanna arriving in her life within a year, her daughter […]
Read MoreIn Bangladesh, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise, accounting for a significant portion of mortality and disease burden. These include heart attacks, strokes, chronic respiratory diseases, cancers, and diabetes. Moreover, the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes affects a substantial portion of the population, while cancer cases are alarmingly high. A recent study conducted by […]
Read MoreThe Grievance Redressal System (GRS) is widely recognized as a valuable tool for promoting good governance where good governance encompasses the efficient and responsible management of public affairs, organizations, and institutions. According to Rehman Sobhan, ‘Good governance is the exercise of power and authority in a manner that is transparent, accountable, participatory, equitable, and responsive […]
Read MoreClimate change has emerged as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, significantly impacting various sectors of the global economy, including agriculture. Agriculture, being both a contributor to and a victim of climate change, finds itself at the forefront of this environmental crisis. As the world faces an increasing population and changing weather […]
Read MoreIn the heartwarming story of Tamanna Zara and her mother Azmeri Begum, we witness the transformative power of education for women in Bangladesh. While Azmeri’s own dreams of pursuing a tertiary education were thwarted two decades ago due to marriage at a young age, with Tamanna arriving in her life within a year, her daughter […]
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