During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”.

One might hear this and think it is history. But move forward 150 years to twenty-first-century Bangladesh, and the same story appears to be repeating itself.

Persistent killings along the Bangladesh-India border expose deepening impunity, nationalist politics, and failures of accountability mechanisms today.

As global tensions deepen, Donald Trump’s China visit tests whether rivalry can give way to strategic cooperation.

As Trump and Xi reshape global rivalry, Bangladesh faces new economic risks, strategic pressures, and industrial opportunities.

Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are exposing deeper fractures within the global petrodollar monetary order.

Bangladesh must pursue pragmatic China relations prioritising youth, sustainability, sovereignty, and resilience amid global uncertainty and instability.

On 1 May 2026, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+, and according to experts, it is planning to boost oil production by around 1 million barrels per day (BPD).

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A year after stepping back from conflict, India and Pakistan remain trapped in mistrust, rhetoric, and strategic hostility.

AI-driven warfare is accelerating military judgment while eroding ethical hesitation, reflective oversight, and human moral authority.

BJP’s sweeping West Bengal victory risks reigniting cross-border communal tensions, threatening minorities and regional stability across Bengal today.

India’s opposition faces shrinking political space as the BJP steadily expands dominance across states and institutions nationwide.

Bangladesh’s new government must carefully balance India and Pakistan ties to safeguard economic interests and strategic autonomy.

How Malacca Strait vulnerabilities, China–Myanmar corridors, and Bangladesh’s trade ambitions reshape regional connectivity and strategic choices.

A quip about language reveals deeper histories of empire, translation, and the myth of linguistic inevitability

China is closely studying the US-Iran war, extracting strategic, economic, and technological lessons with far-reaching global implications.

As Hormuz tensions persist, Bangladesh faces an urgent test of energy security, diplomacy, and strategic autonomy choices.

Bangladesh’s evolving trade talks with the US signal a shift where economics and geopolitics increasingly overlap now.

Amid escalating tensions in Hormuz, a poetic lens through Hafez reveals history, politics, and uneasy regional ambitions.