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Achieving sustainable development goals amid the virus fallout

The year 2000 saw 189 UN Member States agree on certain socio-economic development goals. Discussion carried out between economists, politicians and development experts since 1984 was able to identify certain least common denominators required for achieving several shared objectives. The Brundt...

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The inter-active engagement between great powers

Strategic analysts have been carefully following the carefully organized efforts being undertaken by great powers in their efforts to underline their influence within the international paradigm. This is being viewed against their constant efforts to establish their own domain within the matrix of pr...

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Regional impact of Covid-19 on Europe

In Europe, within the European Union and also in the contiguous countries, attention is presently also being focused on a wider parameter. In more ways than one efforts are underway to find least common denominators that would not only facilitate ascertaining the different elements of the unfolding ...

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Evolving denotations and connotations related to Brexit

The United Kingdom having formally left the European Union has now entered what is termed as an 11-month transition period till the end of 2020. Analysts monitoring this exercise are also discovering several denotations and connotations related to the term- Brexit. Issues are being identified as to ...

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Global human rights reviewed by Human Rights Council

The High Commissioner of the Human Rig­hts Council (HRC), during its latest Session in Geneva- the 43rd, has outli­ned an extensive update of prevailing human rights issues that are prevailing in different parts of the world. As expected there was reference to what has happened and are still...

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Covid-19 casts a shadow on the world including Bangladesh

The impact of the novel strain of coronavirus officially designated as COVID-19 by World Health Organization (earlier referred to as 2019-nCoV) has also cast its long shadow on Bangladesh. However, it is also true that despite its high population and its great density, the impact has been, most fort...

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New effort towards peaceful resolution of Afghan imbroglio

Both Par­ties- the United States and the Taliban-, after one week of relative peace and reduction in violence across Afghanistan, have signed a more comprehensive agreement on February 29 in Doha, Qatar. This has opened up the road to peace after nearly two decades of conflict. This has eme...

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The US electoral race creating greater interest

The race to become the Dem­ocratic nominee for the coming 2020 Presi­dential election in the United States has been evolving over the past few months. It is now being described as the political equivalent of an incredibly lopsided tag-team wrestling match. A few weeks ago, there were 29 init...

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Trump’s acquittal in the impeachment trial opens windows

The first week of February has seen Presi­dent Donald Trump- US’s 45th President- being acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial. This ended a US Congressional bid to remove him from the office of Presidency. It also bitterly divided the US. The trial lasted barely tw...

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The Middle East peace plan has generated controversy rather than hope

The long-awaited US Middle –East peace plan was recently released  on 28 January by President Trump in Washington with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu standing next to him. Described as "the deal of the century" by Netanyahu it has generated more controversy than agreement. The bl...

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Adopt caution to avoid distress

The world is watch­ing with anx­iety and great concern the eme­rgence of a new kind of coronavirus. Medical experts have stated that coronavirus can cause diseases in mammals, including humans, and birds. In humans, the virus causes respiratory infections which are typically mild but, in...

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China pursues national interest with Myanmar and Rohingya repatriation takes back seat

In 2019, the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Ri­ghts in Myan­mar, Yanghee Lee, appealed to Aung San Suu Kyi to “open your eyes, listen, feel with your heart, and please use your moral authority before it is too late.” Prof. Lee was referring to a newly published report by the UN ...

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The Iran-Us crisis continues to evolve

The embarrassment and en­tanglement that has marked the Iran-US imbro­glio has conti­nued to evolve and has now become a source for questions among many strategic analysts all over the world. It is casting a long shadow in international affairs in terms of strategic contention.It started...

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Recalling Bangabandhu on his centennial birth anniversary

Bangabandhu Sheikh Muji­bur Rahman was released from his internment in Pakistan in the first week of January 1972 and eventually returned to Dhaka, the capital of independent Bangladesh amidst a rapturous welcome on 10th January, 1972. On the way he stopped over in London and New Delhi. The retu...

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Threats to global stability in 2020

The year 2020 will be parti­cularly important not only because it will see the next US Presidential election in November, but also because it will be the start of another decade where several existing complex problems are casting a shadow on the international horizon.We have already seen the cri...

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Russia’s growing engagement with Africa

Russia’s inter-active presence in Syria, Turkey and Iran has drawn attention to its growing role in internationall affairs. This dynamics has also been manifest in Latin America- particularly in Venezuela and Cuba. Its support for China and its One Belt One Road initiative and evolving relatio...

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Efforts towards economic reforms in China

China em­er­ged as a regi­onal power after Mao Zed­ong emerged victorious in 1949. The new China moved forward with the help of its socialist system. The continuous progress of China on the world stage has since been watched with great admiration.Mao’s successor, Deng Xiaoping ...

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Has the climate crisis reached the point of no return?

Political le­adership from di­fferent corners of the world alongwith climate activists, economists and civil society members met in Madrid for two weeks of talks amid a growing sense of crisis. This meeting in Madrid signalled the start of a frantic 12 months of negotiations that will culmin...

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Social media and confusion

A storm has been blowing within the international political paradigm over the question of responsible use of social media and the after-effects of its improper use. Analysts and politicians have both realized that unless some proper governance is initiated within its existing regulatory regime the d...

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Climate change, disaster management and human rights

In the fourth week of Sep­tember this year, a UN panel of scientists associated with the Inter­govern­mental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)   issued a report on future impact of climate change and rising temperatures that signaled a red alert pertaining to expected devastating effec...