Iran and the UAE are bound by historic trade and migration networks and, more recently, by Dubai's role as a key hub for Iran to the global economy. Iranian missiles have shattered those ties.
The country maintains an extensive diplomatic presence, with around 83 missions abroad, including embassies, high commissions, and consulates.
Jon Danilowicz and Zafar Sobhan discuss the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, global and domestic political developments, and the wider implications of conflict—from historical reflections on war to the current tensions surrounding Iran.
What truly set him apart, however, was not only his professional accomplishment but also his humanity. He possessed a rare ability to listen with patience, engage with sincerity, and offer insights that were both intellectually sound and practically grounded.
Bangladesh finds itself in a cruel diplomatic trap. Everybody says “patience,” but no one is stepping up to share the cost.
It begins, as so many things in modern Iran begin, with a woman and a song
A society in which the “honour of the huzur” matters more than a child’s cry has not yet learned justice. A state in which poor families are afraid to seek justice has not yet learned equal protection.
Disorder in Dhaka is not always accidental. It is often profitable.
This first article in a three-part series argues that Bangladesh’s celebrated growth story was always more fragile than it looked. Now that growth is slowing and investment is yielding less, the hidden costs of that model are becoming harder to ignore.
This third article in a three-part series argues how wealth leaves the country, why the gains of growth narrow at the top, and what a fairer settlement would actually require.
To those who knew him, Dr. Cookson was more than an expert -- he was a trusted voice, a mentor, and a steadfast ally. His passing is a profound loss, not only to those who had the privilege of knowing him personally, but also to Bangladesh, a country he served with dedication and genuine affection.
This second article in a three-part series argues that bad loans, political patronage, and cosmetic accounting turned Bangladesh’s banks into a public crisis.
Ambedkar is not simply a historical figure. He is a living political question. The Republic of India today is built on his constitutional architecture -- and is increasingly governed in ways that undermine it.
In this low-grade, slow-burning rivalry, silence does not equal absence. It usually means that the game has already started.
Whether a party is “Center-Left” or “Right-Wing” matters less to the modern voter than whether that party appears capable of breaking the system to improve the average person’s life.
