Abhinav Pandya
Abhinav Pandya is a graduate in Public Affairs from Cornell University. He has more than seven years of experience in public policy, counterterrorism, electoral politics and the development sector in India and the US. He has authored a book, “Radicalization in India: An Exploration (Pentagon Press, 2019).” He regularly writes for many Indian and international publications on strategic affairs. He has extensively travelled in Kashmir over the last two years for his research work. During his research stay in Kashmir, he also advised the former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr. Satya Pal Malik on militancy, Pakistan’s intelligence operations, radicalization and youth engagement in Kashmir. Currently, he is writing a book on terror financing in Kashmir.
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Bangladesh: a New Venue For Totalitarianism (article by Paulo Casaca)
This paper has been written as a basis for a series of interventions on the political and human rights situation in Bangladesh, starting with the virtual conference organised by 71@heart in London on 17 January 2026.
https://paulocasaca.substack.com/p/bangladesh-a-new-venue-for-totalitarianism
Summary
On 12 February, one and a half years after the insurrectional takeover of the...
SADF Condemns Bangladesh’s Descent into Mob Rule; Denounces “Operation Devil Hunt 2”
PRESS NOTE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Brussels, Belgium – December 20, 2025
SADF Condemns Bangladesh’s Descent into Mob Rule; Denounces “Operation Devil Hunt 2” and State-Sanctioned Dehumanization of Political Opposition
The South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) expresses its profound outrage over the catastrophic collapse of the rule of law in Bangladesh during the night...
Urgent Appeal Regarding the Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir and Escalating Threats to Press...
17.12.2025
Ms. Irene Khan
UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations.
Subject: Urgent Appeal Regarding the Arrest of Journalist Anis Alamgir and Escalating Threats to Press Freedom in Bangladesh
Dear Ms. Khan,
On behalf of the...