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Massive Delhi crackdown underscores deepening battle over electoral legitimacy

October 11, 2026

When police in the Indian capital boarded commercial airliners, sealed transit corridors, and swept thousands of demonstrators into detention buses on Saturday, the aggressive preemptive sweep achieved its immediate tactical goal: preventing protesters from converging at the historic Jantar Mantar observatory.

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Bangladesh excels at toppling dictatorships but falters on democracy, Mahfuz Anam says

October 5, 2026

Bangladesh has repeatedly succeeded in bringing down dictatorships but has failed to build sustainable democratic institutions, Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, said Sunday.

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Bangladesh has little strategic need to join Mecca Pact formed by Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan

August 31, 2026

Bangladesh is unlikely to join the Mecca Pact, a grouping of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, because its security environment does not present the kind of immediate military threat that normally drives countries into collective-defense alliances.