Amrita Jash
Dr. Amrita Jash is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence), India. She holds a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Dr. Jash was a Pavate Fellow at the University of Cambridge. She has authored China's Japan Policy: Learning from the Past (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) and The Concept of ACtive Defence in China's Military Strategy (Pentagon Press, 2021).
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War, Captivity and Return in Sri Lanka – An “emic view” into the life...
Source: Forum Yarl Ajith Boyagoda in Killinocchi in 2005
“A Long Watch” is the memoir of Commodore Ajith Boyagoda, who spent eight years in captivity by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the war-ravaged northern region of Sri Lanka from 1994 until his release in 2002. The book,...
Public Review of the EU Election Observation Mission Final Report on the 2026 Parliamentary...
Public Review of the EU Election Observation Mission Final Report on the 2026 Parliamentary Elections in Bangladesh
South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF)
Background
On 28 April 2026, the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) published its Final Report on the 12 February 2026 parliamentary elections in Bangladesh (1), describing the elections...
US–Bangladesh New Trade Agreement: Impacts of Ending Subsidies in Agriculture and Industry, and Future...
On February 9, 2026, Bangladesh’s interim government signed a bilateral trade agreement with the United States. This agreement has sparked widespread debate regarding Bangladesh’s autonomy in economic policymaking and its sovereignty (CPD April 19, 2026). As an apparent concession, the United States reduced reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi goods from...