A government move to scrap thousands of music and physical education posts in Bangladesh’s primary schools has ignited a fierce...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
When the music stopped in Bangladesh
When the hills dance to a hundred drums
Experience the vibrant Wangala Festival of Meghalaya — the Festival of a Hundred Drums — where rhythm, dance, and gratitude...
The Borderlens Desk
From a remote Himalayan hamlet to the Padma Shri — The man who gave Toto a script
In the quiet hills of Totopara, Dhaniram Toto turned a fading language into a written legacy — crafting a 37-letter...
Bidhayak Das
Across the fences of North Bengal: Migration, borders, and the new politics of belonging
In North Bengal’s forgotten ruins and along its porous frontier, the story of one Bangladeshi gardener reveals a larger truth...
Bidhayak Das
Arakan Army accuses Bangladesh military of aiding militants, warns of regional fallout
The Arakan Army has warned Bangladesh’s Interim Government of alleged ties between militants and corrupt security officials, as fresh attacks...
The Borderlens Desk
The asymmetric quagmire and why Pakistan is trapped in a losing war on its western frontier
Caught between insurgency, debt, and denial, Pakistan’s war has turned inward — a conflict of exhaustion where faith masks dominance...
Binayak Sundas
Why Gaza Ceasefires Are Designed to Collapse
Ceasefires in Gaza are temporary pauses, designed to fail, offering relief without resolving the underlying conflict. True peace remains impossible...
Binayak Sundas
Nepal’s Gen Z protests: Beijing behind the Bamboo Curtain
Nepal’s 2025 youth uprising exposed deep-rooted corruption fueled by decades of Chinese influence, echoing Sri Lanka’s collapse under Beijing’s debt...
The Borderlens Desk
What happens when the hills can’t breathe
The hills are speaking again—through thunder, lightning, and rain that no longer stops. Every landslide and broken road is a...
Binayak Sundas
Gen Z movement, Nepal and the context of regional politics
Nepal’s Gen Z led a massive two-day movement against social media bans and corruption, shaking political power and raising regional...
Laxman Gurung
A policy shift on stateless minorities and what it means for India’s citizenship discourse
India offers temporary legal protection to undocumented minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who entered before December 31, 2024. Citizenship,...
Bidhayak Das
Nepal’s objections at Lipulekh and the shifting ground in India-China relations
The reopening of trade routes through Lipulekh, Shipki La, and Nathu La marks a thaw in India-China ties. Nepal’s objections...
Bidhayak Das