Long before national recognition, Hally War patiently shaped the Umkar Living Root Bridge through decades of quiet labour. His work...
Rilinda Manih
Everyone knows the bridge few know the man
Strategic churn in the Bangladesh army ahead of national elections draws diplomatic attention
Amid sweeping leadership reshuffles and intensifying great-power engagement, Bangladesh’s Army is under rare scrutiny as its neutrality, electoral role, and...
The Borderlens Desk
Bangladesh’s election under pressure from guns, mobs and misinformation: Can the state ensure security and credibility?
As Bangladesh heads toward its February 12 elections, a surge in illegal firearms, mob violence and digital disinformation is raising...
A senior Bangladesh based journalist
How Bangladesh’s history is being rewritten after 54 years of liberation — and why it matters
Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War is being contested as political forces seek to rewrite its meaning. Equating it with the 2024...
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
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
The wedding that diplomacy could never script
Vivah Panchami in Janakpur turns myth into a living bridge of culture and diplomacy, where Nepal and India reconnect through...
Akhilesh Tripathi
Pragjyotishpur Lit Fest 2025 signals a confident new era for Northeast literature
The Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2025 closed with powerful tributes to Assam’s literary heritage, honouring writers and celebrating the region’s creative...
Nava Thakuria
Nongkrem, a festival that holds a people together
Nongkrem is not just a festival but a living constitution, where ritual, governance, memory and collective labour shape the identity...
Rilinda Manih
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
Did Nepal learn its lessons from prolonged Madhesh drought?
Nepal’s Madhesh Province, the nation’s food basket, has been hit by one of its worst droughts in decades, exposing deep...
Akhilesh Tripathi
Bhutan between friends and frontiers — balancing India’s embrace and China’s shadow
Discover how the India–Bhutan friendship shapes Himalayan security, from Phuentsholing to Thimphu, amid China’s growing influence.
Bidhayak Das