Bangladesh's Demographic Crossroads: Challenges or Dividend?
To fully leverage Bangladesh's demographic potential, it is crucial to invest in education and training aimed at cultivating a skilled workforce. ...
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Treaty as an Aesthetic Artifact of Colonial Power: Treaty of Sugauli (1816)
The Treaty of Sugauli, forced on Nepal by the British in 1816, is an example, as it was an act of power enactment that reshaped the political topography as much as it was a legal document. ...
Chip War: Semiconductor Contest and its Global Fallout
Semiconductor chips have become an integral part of our digital world, and it has become a tool of current geopolitics, not essentially in the economic aspect but also in terms of national security and global influence. ...
Analysing China’s Construction of Self-Sustaining Model
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan marks a strategic turning point in its approach to international economic development via balancing growth and stability. ...
UN Peacekeeping: Changing Roles and Complexities
The idealism of the UN as a harbinger of peace is being opposed by the very nations that helped build it and remain its constituent parts. ...
Digital Colonialism, Torture, and the Erosion of Human Dignity
The international community must reject the complacency that allows both digital colonialism and torture to persist unchecked. ...
Geopolitics of Energy Transition in South Asia: Nepal’s Hydropower Ambitions Amid Regional Rivalries
Nepal’s hydropower potential holds the key to transforming South Asia’s energy landscape, driving economic growth and regional connectivity through clean energy. ...
Sentinel Islands: The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and India’s Maritime Renaissance.
As India’s “unsinkable sentinel,” they offer unparalleled surveillance, deterrence, and regional engagement advantages. ...
The Digital Sovereign State
As digital platforms increasingly serve as tools of political influence, the concept of state sovereignty must be reevaluated. ...
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A New War Machine: Private AI Firms and the Future of Combat
While everyone was concerned with how the US and the West were arming Ukraine to the teeth with massive firepower, private AI companies were supplying Ukraine with their technology. ...