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.
Nepal's media crisis deepens: biased reporting, YouTube sensationalism, and political agendas blur facts. With trust eroding fast, who will stand for ethical journalism and the truth?
Bangladesh’s China pivot under Yunus signals a regional shake-up. South Asia’s smaller states aren’t just hedging—they’re redrawing the map. India must adapt, or risk ceding space to Beijing.
Amid global trade shifts, India must prioritize strategic autonomy—diversify rare earth sources, invest in deep-tech, and leverage reverse brain drain. Self-reliance is key in a fragmented world.
India rolls out the red carpet for Putin while the West imposes sanctions. Strategic autonomy or moral abdication? New Delhi’s double game is testing the limits of democratic credibility on the world stage.
Brute force fuels insurgency; winning hearts wins wars. A counterinsurgency blueprint for Balochistan demands trust-building, political reform, and economic development—not just military might.
The Pakistani-American diaspora is a key diplomatic asset in Pak-US ties, driving economic engagement, lobbying efforts, and trade advocacy. A unified strategy could amplify its influence in shaping US policy and strengthening bilateral relations.
The Durand Line remains a fault line of history. From colonial ambitions to Taliban defiance, its legacy fuels tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, shaping geopolitics and Pashtun nationalism.
Religious nationalism is creeping into India’s armed forces, threatening their unity and professionalism. A military driven by ideology, not strategy, risks weakening national security.
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.
