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Patriarchy breeds deep-rooted misogyny across Bangladeshi society

New Delhi, March 6 -- The term "women hatred" is a subject of considerable discussion and desire within patriarchal societies. The patriarchal social framework perceives certain heroism in propagating... Read More


India's 8.4 per cent GDP growth: More than what meets the eye

New Delhi, March 6 -- India's GDP during the three months ending in December grew at 8.4 percent. This is the highest among all large economies of the world. It is extremely heartening to have the eco... Read More


Demography and skills: What South Asia has to offer to the EU

[xi] https, March 6 -- Globally demographic shifts have impacted both supply and demand for skills with the expansion of the working-age population continuing at a rapid pace in some regions such as S... Read More


Challenges of securing the nation in the era of new wars

New Delhi, March 5 -- During the recent Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, which stands as India's premier conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics, and is jointly organized by the Observer Research Fou... Read More


Is Manipur lurching towards civil war again?

New Delhi, March 5 -- The Manipur High Court has deleted the recommendation for granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to the Meitei community in an important judgment of March 27, 2023, saying the ruli... Read More


Landmark judicial verdicts seek to preserve Indian democracy

New Delhi, March 3 -- The manifest concern for preserving democracy in India cannot be better exemplified than in the two recent verdicts of the Supreme Court, both authored by Chief Justice of India ... Read More


Are India's government employees justified in going on strike?

New Delhi, March 3 -- It is reported that the trade unions and associations working amongst 2.8 million employees of the Government of India, including the railways and public sector undertakings, and... Read More


Gandhi's extraordinary idea of trusteeship of wealth at a time of vulgar ostentation

New Delhi, March 1 -- Reading Mahatma Gandhi's remarkable ideas about wealth and trusteeship against the backdrop of the in-your-face opulent "pre-wedding" revelries of the Ambani scion Anant and his ... Read More


Bangladesh, SAARC and a chequered history

New Delhi, March 1 -- I have been studying South Asian regional cooperation since the initiative taken by Bangladesh President General Ziaur Rahman in 1980. I co-authored a book with my wife Anuradha ... Read More


Is there a gradual shift in focus in US-Bangladesh ties?

New Delhi, Feb. 29 -- A dramatic shift in the United States' stance is being observed after the January 7 general election in Bangladesh. The Biden administration consistently stressed the commencemen... Read More