Category: Columns

Matein KhalidThe US-Israel war with Iran has now stretched beyond five weeks, inflicting extensive damage on energy infrastructure, airports, ports and commercial and technology hubs across

Matein KhalidThe geopolitical convulsion in Iran has led to panic buying in Brent crude as Saudi Arabia’s largest refinery Ras Tanura and Qatar’s LNG

Manish RaiThe Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has once again established itself as a significant player in the Iraqi political landscape. In the recently

By Salah Uddin Shoaib ChoudhuryFor decades a shadow economy of drugs, counterfeit currency and illicit cash flows has threaded its way across South Asia,

Dr Imran KhalidIn an era when the global economy staggers under the weight of inflation, trade wars, and geopolitical fractures, China's Communist Party has

By Manish RaiIn his maiden speech in the United Nations General Assembly, Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, called for lifting of international sanctions on

Salah Uddin Shoaib ChoudhuryFor decades, the Muslim Brotherhood has loomed large in the Western imagination, often described as the ideological mothership of global Islamism.

By Salah Uddin Shoaib ChoudhuryBangladesh is entering one of the most dangerous phases of its history. At the centre of this looming crisis is

By Tajul IslamWhen Bangladesh’s students took to the streets last year, their demands were clear: dismantle the structures of fascism, restore democracy, and build

By Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury          (Approx. 705 words)In 2003, Washington justified its invasion of Iraq by claiming Saddam Hussein had Weapons of Mass Destruction and

Dr Divya MalhotraAcross Europe, the United States, and even parts of Asia, Jewish communities and Israeli citizens are facing a wave of renewed hostility,

Dr Imran KhalidOn July 26, 2025, amid the grandeur of Shanghai’s World Artificial Intelligence Conference and High-Level Meeting on AI Governance, China unveiled what

M. A. HossainWhen Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and current deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, addressed the Liberation Movements Summit in South Africa on July

By Manish RaiRecently, we saw large-scale violence targeting the Syrian Druze community in Sweida province in southern Syria. Druze are a small religious minority

M A Hossain It is easy to overlook the quiet revolutions in geopolitics, especially when the headlines are dominated by wars in Ukraine and Gaza,

M A HossainDonald Trump once campaigned on ending the war in Ukraine within 24 hours. He promised to bring an end to the proxy

XI’s BICKS NO-SHOW: STRATEGIC SHIFT OR SILENT WARNING?CHINESE SYMBOLISM ON CONFIDENCE IN FULL PLAYM A HossainIn the realm of global politics, symbolism matters almost

Imran KhalidIn a global economic environment that remains shaky and uneven, China’s ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) is more than just a

By Manish RaiThe question of regime change in Iran has recently resurfaced after the killing of Iran’s top military commanders following the Israeli airstrikes.

Dr Imran Khalid “We made a great deal with China. We’re very happy with it.” So declared President Donald Trump in his familiar tone of

M A Hossain By any military measure, Ukraine’s 'Operation Spider Web' was an astonishing success. In a meticulously planned operation, Ukrainian drones struck deep into

Matein Khalid​I spent a wonderful afternoon with an​ old friend​, a Persian prince in his cousin's Jumeirah villa to heal from the trauma of

Matein KhalidHe was a handsome young Gen-Z kid from Dubai, son of a Sindhi family long settled in the UAE, only a few years

Dr Imran KhalidPresident Donald Trump’s erratic dance with tariffs continues to confound not just global markets but even his own team. On April 22, in a move