Syed Badrul Ahsan is a Bangladeshi journalist and political analyst. He is the author of biographies of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh’s founder, and Tajuddin Ahmad, the country’s wartime prime minister
Despite being destroyed by the Pakistan army, perhaps he would have done better as a politician if not blinded by hubris
04 April 2021For posterity, he remains a subcontinental giant who bestrode the global stage
23 November 2020The argument that had he lived longer, Pakistan would have evolved into a proper democracy is pure sophistry
11 September 2020South Asian stability depends on a stable relationship between India and Bangladesh
04 September 2020Should South Block be alarmed at Bangladesh’s increasing closeness to China?
22 August 2020Remembering the legendary singer on his death anniversary
31 July 2020The country’s economy and health resources are being overwhelmed by the pandemic
07 June 2020We live in a world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open, said Jawaharlal Nehru
27 May 2020The fates of those responsible for mass murder in East Pakistan
30 March 2020Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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