Category: Columns

James M DorseyIsrael’s latest Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange proposal puts the ball in Hamas’ court. The proposal, drafted in recent days by Israeli negotiators and

James M DorseyAn Israeli ground offensive in the southern Gazan enclave of Rafah is a question of when, not if. Not because Prime Minister Binyamin

James M DorseyMultiple overt and covert wars have pushed the Middle East to the edge of a cliff. Increased tension between Iran and Israel

M A HossainThe Bangladesh government has garnered significant experience in countering insurgency activities in the Chattagram Hill Tracts (CHT). Through operations like ‘Operation Dabanal’

By Manish RaiBrigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior commander in the elite Quds Force of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and his deputy

James M DorseyIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is tying himself up in knots as he grudgingly, and only to a limited degree, bows to US

K Raveendran The formative years of my journalistic career coincided with the ‘super reign’ of legendary editor of Patriot, Edatata Narayanan. Edatata had a unique

James M DorseyThe Greater Middle East is a ticking time bomb. Generations in war-wracked Palestine, Syria, and Yemen have little, if anything, to look forward

James M DorseyMuhammad Manassara walked in late February into a gas station near the West Bank settlement of Eli. Armed with an automatic weapon, Manassara

Salah Uddin Shoaib ChoudhuryA large number of big pharma companies have been using Ukrainians soil for running research labs while they have used Ukrainians

In the heart of the Middle East, the UAE is not just keeping pace with the global gaming scene – it's defining it. With

James M DorseyIsrael’s refusal to lift restrictions on the unfettered entry into Gaza of food, medical supplies, and other desperately needed humanitarian goods, has

James M DorseyIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s walls are caving in. His multiple battles fall into two categories: keeping his increasingly fragile government in

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury Following Joe Biden’s disastrous and humiliating retreat from Afghanistan thus leaving the country into the grips of Taliban jihadists, global terror

James M DorseyA just-published Palestinian public opinion survey offers pointers for what a successful transition from the devastating Gaza war to a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian

Matein KhalidAs we go into Fed watch purdah for the FOMC announcement tomorrow, one thing is certain. King Jay and his merry knights of

By Adrian Pickering In an era of rapid technological advancements, organisations are grappling with the challenges of executing AI and machine learning (AI/ML) projects efficiently.

Salah Uddin Shoaib ChoudhuryThe year 2024 has been marked by a flurry of elections across the globe, each carrying significant weight in shaping the

James M DorseyThis year’s US presidential elections are not the only potential hurdle confronting President Joe Biden’s multi-pronged vision for a Middle East peace

James M Dorsey\Failed efforts to achieve a Gaza ceasefire on the eve of Ramadan leave innocent Gazans in the lurch, highlight the gap between

James M DorseyThe Gaza war has turned Palestine into a lightning rod for mounting frustration and discontent in Arab autocracies such as Egypt, Jordan,

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury With elections in the United States scheduled to be held in less than eight months key figures in the Biden administration

By Manish RaiLast month the Taliban's Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai while attending a public program said that there is an absence

By Tajul Islam With a population of around 165 million, Bangladesh, situated in southern Asia, traditionally depended heavily on agriculture for its economic sustenance. However,