The Philippines: it really is more fun
To remedy that the Philippines must become more open to investment and must amend its laws to make it easier for foreign companies to come in and compete with the elite’s vested interests
Roger Mitton
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Teesta, between the barbed wires
The Teesta Accord is the bridge of goodwill. It will foster new optimism and trust between the two countries
Rajat Roy Kolkata
BANGLADESH: Wrestling, Freestyle
The politics of relentless confrontation between the two main political parties has ravaged the political discourse in what could be a vibrant democracy
Smruti S Pattanaik Delhi
Bangladesh War Crimes Trials: From Principle to Prejudice
The tribunal to bring to justice the war criminals and rapists of the 1971 liberation war has run into unhappy ground
David Bergman Dhaka
BANGLADESH: A basket Case?
Is Bangladesh on the cusp of an economic and social breakthrough?
Syed Zain Al-Mahmood Dhaka
From Dhaka, with Love
Can Khaleda Zia, with her protracted baggage and apparent links with extremist groups, replicate Sheikh Hasina’s feat in addressing India’s security concerns?
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury Delhi
Dhaka’s war within
Despite a government crackdown, Islamic extremists are still entrenched in Bangladesh
Anshuman Behera New Delhi
BANGLADESH: Nothing Secular about it
Successive regimes in Bangladesh, including the Awami League, have betrayed secular promises to usher in a hardline Islamic State which has given a handle to fanatics to persecute and brutalise the religious minorities
Nurul Kabir Dhaka
Amar Sonar Bangla
Editorial: December 2012
Hardnews Bureau Delhi