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China -A Virus, a Silence, and a Global Fault Line
Poonam Sharma
When History Refuses to Stay in the Past
The anxiety spreading across parts of China today does not feel unfamiliar. Hospital overcrowding, rising fevers, pneumonia-like symptoms, whispers of lockdowns, and the silencing of…
Religion :Freedom, Limits, and State Responsibility
Poonam Sharma
Article 25 of the Indian Constitution guarantees every citizen the freedom to profess, practise, and propagate religion, subject to public order, morality, and health. This balance is deliberate. It neither permits unchecked…
India to Chair Kimberley Process from 2026
India selected to chair the Kimberley Process from Jan 1, 2026
Will take over as Vice Chair on December 25, 2025
Third time India entrusted with KP chairmanship
Focus on digital certification and traceability of diamonds
GG…
Putin hails ‘heroic’ dispatch of North Korea troops in war against Ukraine says North Korea
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday has sent a New Year’s message to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hailed the North’s “heroic” dispatch of troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the North’s state…
Bangladesh interim govt. bars Awami League from parliamentary elections in Feb 2026
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON Bangladesh interim government announced on Thursday that the Awami League party will not be allowed to contest in the February 2026 national parliamentary elections marked a dramatic turning point in the…
Pentagon report says Beijing handles relations with New Delhi from long-term perspective, China…
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - China on Thursday slammed the Pentagon report stated ‘it sows discord between China and other countries, including India” added that Beijing handles its relations with New Delhi from a long-term perspective.…
Bangladesh’s Election Math Changes With Tarique Rahman Back in Dhaka
By Poonam Sharma
After seventeen years in self-imposed exile, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned to Dhaka on Thursday, December 25, 2025. His arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International…
Hadi family alleged Yunus govt. blamed of Sharif Osman murder ‘Bid to obstruct elections’
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - The family of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, the Inqilab Moncho convenor who was shot dead in Dhaka on 12 December on Wednesday has blamed the Mohammad Yunus-led interim government for failing to protect him.
He…
Imran Khan sisters denied permission to visit, led Rawalpindi sit-in
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON –The sisters of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday lodged in Adiala jail, staged a sit-in near Rawalpindi’s Factory Naka after they were denied permission to meet him, Pakistani media…
Yunus Press Sec post voices concern over safety of minorities in Bangladesh
By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON - Shafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser in Bangladesh’s interim government in a social media post on Wednesday expressed helplessness over the violent attacks on media offices has…