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Bangladesh turmoil: The lengthening shadow of Jamaat-e-Islami, and what India needs to doSubscriber Only

December 26,2025 11:22:06 AM

Bangladesh Political Crisis and Violence Explained: Veena Sikri, former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, helps make sense of what is happening in the neighbouring country.

Sun, Dec 28, 2025

Who is behind the violence in Bangladesh? It’s unlikely to be the studentsSubscriber Only

August 20,2024 16:01:17 PM

Given the similarity in the modus operandi between March 1971 – when the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight and the Liberation War began -- and August 2024, it is much more likely to be the handiwork of Islamist groups, including the Jamaat-e-Islami

Tue, Aug 20, 2024

UK authorities looking the other way on pro-Khalistan protests sends wrong signals to IndiaSubscriber Only

March 31,2023 07:07:56 AM

The core issue goes beyond providing security to the mission against the demonstrators; it is that of giving political legitimacy to their cause

Fri, Mar 31, 2023

What critics of PM Modi’s foreign policy are ignoringSubscriber Only

June 03,2021 04:32:27 AM

Kanwal Sibal, Shyamala B Cowsik, Veena Sikri, Bhaswati Mukherjee write: They are disregarding clear continuities in key areas of foreign policy under the UPA and the NDA governments, and minimising external threats to India.

Thu, Jun 03, 2021