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Syed Badrul Ahsan

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

Columns
A Bangladeshi Remembers Rajiv Gandhi

What if he had lived to get that second term in office?

29 May 2021
Columns
Life After Power

Some find it hard to adjust, some reinvent themselves

10 May 2021
Columns
The Rise and Fall of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Despite being destroyed by the Pakistan army, perhaps he would have done better as a politician if not blinded by hubris

04 April 2021
Columns
The Nehru Appeal

For posterity, he remains a subcontinental giant who bestrode the global stage

23 November 2020
Columns
The Legacy of Jinnah

The argument that had he lived longer, Pakistan would have evolved into a proper democracy is pure sophistry

11 September 2020
Essay
Dhaka Central

South Asian stability depends on a stable relationship between India and Bangladesh

04 September 2020
Columns
Delhi’s Dhaka Dilemma

Should South Block be alarmed at Bangladesh’s increasing closeness to China?

22 August 2020
The Magic in Mohammad Rafi
Columns
The Magic in Mohammad Rafi

Remembering the legendary singer on his death anniversary

31 July 2020
Features
Bangladesh Scrambles to Contain Covid-19

The country’s economy and health resources are being overwhelmed by the pandemic

07 June 2020
Essay
Jawaharlal Nehru...as a South Asian remembers

We 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 2020

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma 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

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

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

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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