Shillong does not announce Christmas with excess. With just a soft glow of lights, carols drifting through the mist, and...
Rilinda Manih
Christmas, the Shillong way
Enough is enough as Bangladesh’s journalists push back against democratic erosion
“Enough is enough.” That is how Bangladesh’s journalists are now speaking—in one voice—after arson attacks on The Daily Star and...
Rafi Uddin Kabir
A Buddhist conference and strategic signalling in Sino-India relations
Arunachal Pradesh remains a flashpoint in India–China relations, where culture, religion and geopolitics intersect sharply. The Tawang conference on the...
Soumik Dutta
Global grooves, indie spirit and homegrown tradition light up Megong Festival
Me’gong 2025 opened in the winter glow of Garo Hills, turning Tura into a lively mix of music, culture, and...
The Borderlens Desk
Myanmar’s managed democracy: How the junta plans to outlast the resistance
Myanmar’s junta is using a tightly managed year-end election to project control despite a worsening civil war.
The Borderlens Desk
When the music stopped in Bangladesh
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 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