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Akshobh Giridharadas

Geopolitical Commentator And A Former Journalist, .

Bangladesh’s Brouhaha: Political, economic chaos and what the future holds for Dhaka

WORLD

Bangladesh’s Brouhaha: Political, economic chaos and what the future holds for Dhaka

Political turmoil grips the Indian subcontinent as Bangladesh faces severe instability with Sheikh Hasina's resignation and chaos in Dhaka. The situation reflects broader regional unrest and shifting geopolitical dynamics, highlighting challenges and potential for future recovery

Pakistan: The forever mil-establishment in a country forever at war with itself

WORLD

Pakistan: The forever mil-establishment in a country forever at war with itself

Democracies, even if they’re faux democracies like Pakistan, are about a collective sense of “We” for the people. In Pakistan, these elections leave the people grappling with a series of “I”s – Imran, inconclusive, internet blackouts, independents, intimidation, inflation, and ignominy

Gaze on Gaza and the wickedness in the West Bank

WORLD

Gaze on Gaza and the wickedness in the West Bank

Since 1967, the global community has called for a two-state solution. But instead since the Oslo Accords in 1993, it’s been clever by half measures – more land grabs, more illegal settlements, an increased cycle of violence, all in the West Bank, an area sans Hamas, debunking the myth that it’s all about Hamas

Israel-Gaza: It’s all so complicated until it’s not!

WORLD

Israel-Gaza: It’s all so complicated until it’s not!

Israel’s asymmetrical strength and unchecked retribution means too many Palestinians have been slain in Gaza. Israel is so far behind the “defending itself” argument, that one would have to wonder, which other state has gone from victim (October 7 attacks) to villain so quickly

Why shoot for the stars, when the moon is within reach?

BUSINESS

Why shoot for the stars, when the moon is within reach?

Chandrayaan-3 is the epitome of a sporting comeback and a better comeback after the Chandrayaan-2 had tough luck landing

Modi in US: India secures a special place in Washington

BUSINESS

Modi in US: India secures a special place in Washington

Imran Khan: The cricketer, charisma, and the military conundrum

BUSINESS

Imran Khan: The cricketer, charisma, and the military conundrum

A Thaw In The Desert: What Iran-Saudi Arabia détente means for the region?

BUSINESS

A Thaw In The Desert: What Iran-Saudi Arabia détente means for the region?

Joe Biden wants an Aatmanirbhar America

BUSINESS

Joe Biden wants an Aatmanirbhar America

Oh Canada! Warmer times for immigration in the Great White North

BUSINESS

Oh Canada! Warmer times for immigration in the Great White North

December 2022: In South America, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times

TRENDS

December 2022: In South America, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Football | Why we love FIFA World Cup even when we aren’t supposed to

BUSINESS

Football | Why we love FIFA World Cup even when we aren’t supposed to

FIFA World Cup | Qatar’s real goal in hosting the beautiful game

BUSINESS

FIFA World Cup | Qatar’s real goal in hosting the beautiful game

Results of US midterm polls unlikely to affect India-US ties

BUSINESS

Results of US midterm polls unlikely to affect India-US ties

Sino-US Ties | Trade, Taiwan, and tensions

WORLD

Sino-US Ties | Trade, Taiwan, and tensions

Easing Tariffs | From Joe Biden, To China, without love

BUSINESS

Easing Tariffs | From Joe Biden, To China, without love

India-US Ties | Divergent on Russia and convergent on the Indo Pacific

BUSINESS

India-US Ties | Divergent on Russia and convergent on the Indo Pacific

Russia-China Ties | Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping have a lot in common, and that’s troubling

WORLD

Russia-China Ties | Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping have a lot in common, and that’s troubling

India, US make the right moves to improve trade ties

BUSINESS

India, US make the right moves to improve trade ties

Takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman’s successful United States visit

BUSINESS

Takeaways from Nirmala Sitharaman’s successful United States visit

How geopolitics casts its long shadow over the Olympics

ENTERTAINMENT

How geopolitics casts its long shadow over the Olympics

Israel’s critique of weak Palestinian leadership is a self-fulfilling prophecy

POLITICS

Israel’s critique of weak Palestinian leadership is a self-fulfilling prophecy

India-US Ties | Before sending aid, India got to hear Joe Biden’s rendition of America First

POLITICS

India-US Ties | Before sending aid, India got to hear Joe Biden’s rendition of America First

US-China Ties | India’s strategic autonomy ensures it's not a geopolitical pawn

BUSINESS

US-China Ties | India’s strategic autonomy ensures it's not a geopolitical pawn

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