Bangladesh may be seeing a rare shift: from who rules to how to govern. Jamaat-e-Islami’s Policy Summit 2026 outlines a knowledge economy, digital anti-corruption tools, and welfare reforms—but can vision survive execution?
U.S. weapons left behind after the 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal are now fueling militancy in Pakistan. From Taliban stockpiles to TTP hands, abandoned arms have become active drivers of regional instability.
India–Afghanistan trade revival: new air links, Chabahar momentum, and tariff cuts open fresh opportunities — but logistics, sanctions, and regional tensions still pose tough challenges to unlocking full potential.
Can India realistically join the CPTPP amid protectionist lobbies, tariff limits, and costly reforms—or will New Delhi stick to flexible regional deals over binding mega trade pacts?
Afghanistan’s failure to curb terrorism is fueling regional instability. By harboring TTP and other militants, Kabul undermines its credibility and endangers Pakistan’s security and its own fragile stability.
The Trump administration’s steep H-1B fee hike and new student visa limits may reshape India–US mobility. As the West tightens immigration, Germany, Japan, and South Korea emerge as affordable, stable alternatives.
India’s massive shipbuilding push marks a bold stride toward maritime self-reliance. With 90% cargo still foreign-carried, this investment isn’t just economic—it’s strategic sovereignty on water.
Pakistan’s security forces uphold a zero-tolerance stance on terrorism. The recent elimination of 10 Khawarij militants in Upper Dir signals the state’s firm resolve to defend peace and stability.
India’s foreign policy now goes beyond Delhi: para-diplomacy by states, diaspora influence, and soft power—from Amaravati to Rajinikanth—are reshaping how New Delhi engages the world.
Behind India’s Vishwaguru mask lies a nation grappling with contradictions—projecting global leadership while eroding freedoms and failing its youth. A crown claimed, but not yet earned.
If power in sport now lives in city halls, boardrooms, and algorithms—not stadiums—how will the U.S. wield cities, capital, and code as it hosts the world’s biggest events over the next decade?
Four years on, Ukraine’s war drags across 1,200 km, cities in ruins and millions displaced. Russia entrenched, Kyiv defiant, the West divided—how long can a war of attrition outlast political will before exhaustion decides the peace?
After joining ASEAN in 2025, Timor-Leste is leveraging sustainable, high-value tourism to boost soft power, diversify beyond oil, and cement its regional role—positioning itself as Southeast Asia’s next authentic frontier, not its next mass market.
How close is Cuba to collapse? Energy strangulation, fading allies, and Trump’s oil squeeze after Venezuela’s shift have left Havana isolated and rationing. For the first time in decades, the regime’s survival feels uncertain.
Madrid 2026 wasn’t diplomacy—it was redesign. Washington moves past Algeria’s veto politics, backs Morocco’s autonomy plan, and seeds a Tunis-Rabat axis built on energy sovereignty, phosphates, and geo-economic integration. The Maghreb’s balance is shifting.
