Bluff, bargain and backtrack: The Trumpian art of the deal

From threats of devastation to a last-minute ceasefire, the Iran episode followed a familiar Trump script
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What does the arrest of Australia’s most-decorated living soldier mean for war crimes justice?

Ben Roberts-Smith’s arrest has opened a broader debate over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and whether justice can arrive after years of denial
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From kingmakers to the margins: Miya community’s fight for survival in Assam

Anti-Bangladesh rhetoric and shifting electoral dynamics push a long-settled community to the political fringes
6 April 2026, 18:29 PM

The cost of a distant war being paid in Bangladeshi lives

Bangladeshi migrant workers sustain the nation, even as they face growing dangers abroad
19 March 2026, 18:40 PM

As Iran war boosts Netanyahu politically, Gaza pays the price

Polls show rising support for Netanyahu’s campaign while global focus shifts from Gaza
10 March 2026, 19:48 PM

Price of passage

War turns maritime insurance into quiet fulcrum of global trade
10 March 2026, 19:42 PM

The danger of past tense

How Wikipedia is erasing Gaza from history
10 March 2026, 14:43 PM

‘Just a question of time’: Trump revives Cuba confrontation after Iran attack

US and Cuba have been entangled in antagonism since the mid-20th century
6 March 2026, 18:30 PM

An ancient superpower defying today’s hegemon

Ancient statecraft, revolutionary ideology and strategic geography converge as Iran challenges contemporary global dominance on its own terms
4 March 2026, 18:30 PM

A war neither Pakistan nor Afghanistan can win, but South Asia will lose

Retaliatory strikes expose structural tensions that could destabilise South Asia for years
28 February 2026, 17:35 PM

Modi’s visit to Israel: Standing on the wrong side of history

Framed as a leap towards strategic partnership, the trip reflects India’s deepening ties with a state accused of genocide
25 February 2026, 21:13 PM

If you want to talk about Epstein, start here

A hard look at how Bangladesh normalises child sexual abuse through silence, respectability and child marriage
5 February 2026, 21:18 PM

In this country, even grief has a hierarchy

Some receive protection, others threats
4 February 2026, 21:10 PM

Governed by Facebook posts, ruled by confusion

It was just about 7:00am on Monday. A mother sat with her daughter at a bus counter in Dinajpur, set for a two-hour commute to Rangpur for the daughter’s HSC exam three hours later.
23 July 2025, 18:12 PM