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Bangladesh, Pakistan pledges military deal as New Delhi-Dhaka ties worsens
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – According to media reports on Tuesday stated that the ongoing turbulence within the Bangladesh is reported to be in talks with Pakistan to formalize a military pact.
The military deal could be part of the…
Pope Leo XIV Urges 24-Hour Global Truce on Christmas
Pope appeals for 24-hour global peace on Christmas Day
Says Russia has “apparently rejected” a truce request
Renews call for peace amid continuing Ukraine war
Warns peace without European involvement is unrealistic
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A Transactional Turn in American Middle East Policy
Poonam Sharma
President Donald Trump’s second administration has launched an unconventional recalibration of United States policy in the Middle East, one that deliberately departs from the long arc of military-heavy interventionism that…
Bangladesh Education adviser visits Dipu Chandra Das family, assures financial help
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Bangladesh Education Adviser Prof C R Abrar on Tuesday visited the family of Dipu Chandra Das, a Hindu worker lynched by Muslim extremists in Mymensingh last week to offer condolences and assure support, the…
Bangladesh, Political Islam, and India’s Strategic Blind Spot
Poonam Sharma
India today faces the possibility of a multi-front security challenge—China on one axis, Pakistan on another, internal destabilisation within its borders, and a rapidly deteriorating situation in Bangladesh. Yet among these,…
A Nation on Edge After a Killing
Poonam Sharma
Bangladesh today finds itself trapped in a familiar but dangerous cycle—violence followed by outrage, outrage followed by political mobilisation, and mobilisation dissolving into factional chaos. The killing of Usman Hadi was…
Bangladesh Shuts Visa Services in Agartala
Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala suspends visa and consular services
Heavy security deployed around the mission in Tripura
Decision follows protests over lynching of Hindu youth in Bangladesh
Similar suspension…
Russia military general killed in targeted blast in Moscow
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – According to Russia Today RT on Monday reported that a senior Russian military officer was killed in a car bomb explosion in Moscow with investigators confirmed that the blast was caused by an explosive device…
Indian H-1B visa holders left stranded while renewing work permits
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON –According to media reports on Monday stated that Indian H-1B visa holders who travelled to renew their US work permits are stranded after their appointments being abruptly rescheduled by US consular offices,…
US Embassy tells Indians expect delay in H-1B, H-4 visa issuance, work permit holders stranded
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON -The US embassy in India on Monday advised Indian nationals to expect delays in the grant of H-1B and H-4 visas due to the launch of expanded “online presence reviews” starting December 15.
The embassy said…