President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports, one of the steepest levies the U.S. charges, on Wednesday. The move follows a new 25% baseline tariff set earlier this month and is aimed at punishing India for purchasing Russian oil. The decision risks straining ties with New Delhi, America’s fifth-largest trading partner, while […]
Bangladesh has emerged as one of the top source countries for foreign tourist arrivals in India over the past five years, highlighting the strong cultural and historical kinship between Bengalis and Indians. According to data shared by Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Bangladesh led tourist arrivals in 2020 and 2023, underscoring a consistent interest […]
India finds itself increasingly isolated on the world stage, a consequence largely tied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hubristic approach to foreign policy. Despite the country’s rising economic stature and strategic importance, Modi’s high-profile efforts to forge close ties with global superpowers have fallen short, exposing India’s fragile diplomatic footing and the limits of its […]
A political row has erupted between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over a Delhi Police letter referring to documents written in “Bangladeshi.” The Trinamool Congress accused the BJP of targeting Bengalis and promoting xenophobia. Banerjee condemned the letter as “anti-national” and “unconstitutional,” claiming it insulted Bengali speakers across […]
Pakistan and China launched talks in Kunming on June 19 on a new South Asian regional grouping that would exclude India, underscoring the strategic costs of New Delhi’s estrangement. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), formed in 1985 by India, Pakistan and five other nations, has lain largely dormant since 2016 after India withdrew, […]
India’s border forces have been accused of threatening to shoot Indian Muslims unless they crossed into Bangladesh, amid reports that Indian citizens are being illegally deported across the border at gunpoint. Hazera Khatun, 62, from Assam, said she and a group of 14 other Muslims were forced into a van by police on May 25 […]
With newly authenticated audio evidence linking Sheikh Hasina to the deadly 2024 crackdown on protesters in Bangladesh, the responsibility now lies with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that justice is served. India’s continued refusal to extradite the former Bangladeshi leader, despite formal requests from Dhaka, is no longer tenable. The BBC’s investigation, conducted […]
A leaked phone call appears to show that former Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina personally authorized the use of lethal force during a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests in Dhaka last year, according to an investigation by the BBC. Sheikh Hasina, 76, of Gopalganj, is being tried in absentia by Bangladesh’s International Criminal Tribunal for […]
A cross-border kidney trafficking network between Bangladesh and India continues to flourish, despite arrests and pledges of reform. At the center of the illegal trade are brokers, forged documents, and lax oversight at private hospitals, including Venkateshwar Hospital in New Delhi and Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences in Kolkata. Bangladesh police say they […]
India’s recent military operation, dubbed Operation Sindoor, has shed new light on the evolving regional power dynamics in South Asia, revealing what senior Indian military officials describe as an emerging strategic axis between Pakistan, China and Turkey. The operation, which targeted alleged terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, followed a deadly terror attack in […]
