By Rahul Mukherji and A S M Mostafizur Rahman* This article was originally published under Creative Commons by 360info. HEIDELBERG, Germany | 18 August 2024 (IDN) — In Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh has the opportunity to shake off 15 years of autocratic rule with a new leader who gave opportunities to women to participate more fully […]
Wall Street Journal Story on Nordstream: Has Zelensky Become a Rogue Actor?
By Stephen Bryen* This article was issued by Weapons and Strategy and is being republished with their permission. WASHINGTON, D.C. | 17 August 2024 (IDN) — Both Germany and the US have put out numerous stories about the destruction of the Nordstream pipeline. They say the pipeline was destroyed by the Ukrainians. The latest story, […]
The Chinese Investment in Latin America Is Changing
By Javier Lewkowicz, Dialogue Earth* BUENOS AIRES, Argentina | 17 August 2024 (IDN) — In the past decade, Chinese investment into Latin America has so often been characterised by large infrastructure projects: roads, railways, dams and ports, among others, frequently backed by state finance, and in many countries arriving under the banner of the Belt […]
Bangladesh: Hasina Has Fallen, And So Has Misguided Policy of India in South Asia
By M. Adil Khan* This article was originally published in South Asia Journal. BRISBANE, Australia | 17 August 2024 (IDN) — On 5 August 2024, protesting and venting their anger against Sheikh Hasina Wazed, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and her Awami League government’s years of despotism, injustices and brutalities, an angry mob of hundreds […]
The Ghost of Hubert Humphrey Is Stalking Kamala Harris
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 16 August 2024 (IDN) — After the Democrat in the White House decided not to run for reelection, the vice president got the party’s presidential nod—and continued to back the administration’s policies for an unpopular war. As the election neared, the candidate had to decide whether to keep supporting […]
We Must Preserve the Idea of India
By Shashi Tharoor* This column was originally published in the English edition of Mathrubhumi, We are sharing it with our readers because it tells us why India represents more than the “Hindi-Hindutva-Hindustan” idea proclaimed by the present ruling dispensation. — Editor NEW DELHI | 16 August 2024 (IDN) — At midnight on 15 August 1947, […]
India Balances Interests Amidst Israel-Iran Tensions
By Kabir Taneja* NEW DELHI | 15 August 2024 (IDN) — The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, Chief of Hamas’s Politburo in Tehran, hours after he attended the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian was a dramatic event. Haniyeh, the political lead for various levels of negotiation and talks since 7 October terror […]
Bangladesh: Women Pave the Way for Sustainable Agriculture
By Rafiqul Islam Montu ASSASHUNI, Bangladesh | 14 August 2024 (IDN) — Martha Achary, 45, and her team members were irrigating the agricultural farm one winter morning in November. The farm is surrounded and covered with blue thick netting. Adjacent to the farm are two large water drums; In which 5000 liters of water was […]
US Supports UN Cybercrime Treaty but With Reservations
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS | 12 August 2024 (IDN) — Amid strong protests from a coalition of over 110 human rights groups and civil society organizations (CSOs), the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Cybercrime adopted—by consensus on August 8—a global cybercrime treaty. Described as “broad in scope” with insufficient human rights safeguards, the treaty […]
Nuclear-weapon States Urged to Promote Non-proliferation and Disarmament
By Ramesh Jaura BERLIN | 11 August 2024 (IDN) — The United States deserves unequivocal accolades for joining Egypt and Qatar in exerting its diplomatic weight to avert a wider war in the Middle East. It is regretful, however, that such zeal was missing at the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the Eleventh […]