Shoumik Malhotra

Shoumik Malhotra is a Research Associate at the Center for Border Studies, O.P Jindal Global University. He has completed his BA in Political Science and MA in South Asian Studies. He has also completed his 2nd MA in Sociology from Bielefeld University.  

Of Ignorance and Politics: Why Do Some People Misrepresent Bangladesh and Its Development?

Bangladesh faces a paradox of ignorance and politics. The deadly combination of ignorance and politics is now widespread among a section of the experts...

Why Should India Reconstruct Its Discourse About Bangladesh?

On June 10, 2022, Ex-NSG chief of India Jayantho Narayan Chowdhury said that Bangladesh plays a major role in Northeast India’s stability. Jayantho Chowdhury...

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