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Until recently, Khagda Prasad Sharma Oli, the grand patriarch of Nepali politics, seemed unassailable in Jhapa 5, his stronghold since...

Nepal’s March 5 general election, advanced after the 2025 Gen Z uprising, has evolved into a high-stakes contest between established...

Was Trump’s letter a gesture of friendship or a subtle push for strategic alignment? Bangladesh must guard its hard-won sovereignty.

The 5 February coal mine explosion at Mynsngat–Thangsko has intensified political pressure on the Meghalaya Chief Minister, with the VPP...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to return to power with a landslide victory in the 13th parliamentary election,...

Bangladesh election faces global scrutiny as democracy stands in exile, with major parties excluded, violence rising, and legitimacy questioned under...

The United States is signalling a clear departure from its professed commitment to secular democracy by engaging Jamaat-e-Islami, a party...

For many Bangladeshis, a visa is no longer permission to travel, but a measure of wealth, trust, and global exclusion.

The unity forged during Bangladesh’s August 2024 uprising is showing visible strain as ideological divisions deepen within the opposition. The...

Myanmar’s military-run elections consolidate junta power amid violence, low turnout, and widespread credibility concerns, raising doubts over democratic legitimacy.

The first phase of Myanmar’s junta-run elections began on December 28 amid violence, air strikes and widespread scepticism, even as...

Myanmar’s first election since the 2021 military coup is unfolding under strict military control, with major political parties dissolved, dissent...