SADF NEWSLETTER 3 – Bangladesh’s Energy Crisis in Perspective

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From our podcast on Bangladesh's Energy Crisis, a conversation with Mr. Amit Bhandari. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYW2jV_-nk0 On 07.01.25, SADF held a podcast with Mr. Amit Bhandari, moderated by Dr. Rayhan Rashid, about The Current Energy Crisis In Bangladesh. Mr Bhandari is an energy expert, with nearly two decades of experience in public policy...

SADF Podcast S1 E3 – On the Current Situation in Bangaldesh, with SADF Director...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuHY66Nq2kE On 28 December, 2024, host Rayhan Rashid interviewed SADF Director Paulo Casaca to discuss the current situation in Bangladesh. This was SADF's third podcast. Our newsletter about this podcast, written by SADF Director Paulo Casaca, can be found here: https://www.sadf.online/sadf-newsletter-4-bangladeshi-democracy-at-crossroads/      

SADF NEWSLETTER 2 – Four Points About Nepal, India, China, the BRI, and Beyond

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Nepal has just revised its 2017 BRI agreement with China. Our weekly podcast, hosted by Mr. Shishir Lamichhane, interviewed Mr. Raunab Singh Khatri 孔仁星, co-founder of the The Araniko Project. Here are Mr. Khatri’s views on Nepal, India, and China in this context. 1. Chinese influence in Nepal is here...

SADF Podcast S1 E1 – India and Bangladesh relations

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaXHFNDwwOk On 8.12.24, SADF held a podcast with SADF Director Paulo Casaca and Barrister Tania Amir, moderated by Dr. Rayhan Rashid, about current India-Bangladesh relations. SADF's Newsletter 1 contains the essential points of this podcast. https://www.sadf.online/sadf-newsletter-1-india-and-bangladesh-relations/    

An SADF Podcast – India vs Bangladesh

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The podcast will be released on 08.12.24, 4PM Brussels time Follow the event on Facebook, Youtube, or Linkedin We're bringing together Paulo Casaca, SADF Director, Barrister Tania Amir, and Dr. Rayhan Rashid to discuss current relations between India and Bangladesh. Relations between India and Bangladesh have become increasingly strained. The situation has deteriorated since the...

Free Shahriar Kabir

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24 September 2024 Dr. Muhammad Yunus Chief Advisor Interim Government of Bangladesh   We write as human rights activists and human rights defenders across Europe and beyond to express our deepest concern regarding the arrest of Mr. Shahriar Kabir, a reputed freelance journalist in Bangladesh, a documentary filmmaker, a writer, a humanist, and above...

Bangladesh: How To Recover From the Disaster? – C272

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The political situation in the run-up to and the aftermath of the election has brought violence and uncertainty. This editorial considers the issues and challenges which threaten the country’s future. On the wake of the quota system movement SADF was invited to Bangladesh – neither by the government nor the...

Ethnic conflict in India’s Manipur: External security predicament – C271

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  The violent ethnic conflict between Kuki and Meitei communities in the Indian north-eastern state of Manipur, which started on May 3 2023 is dubbed as ‘civil war’ by many. The ethnic conflict in Manipur has been ongoing for over a year now with no clear sign of a conclusion....

Pakistan’s Security Conundrum – C270

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On Wednesday, March 18, Pakistan launched an airstrike into Afghanistan, specifically in the provinces of Paktika and Khost. In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan asserted this was an ‘intelligence-based anti-terrorist operation’. However, Islamabad’s decision was triggered by an attack on its paramilitary camp in the...

Russia-India-China: Assessing Possibilities – C269

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Russian aspirations regarding the Russia-India-China strategic triangle The concept of the India-Russia-China (RIC) triangle was first proposed by Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov in 1998  as “a counterbalance to the Western alliance”. It took shape in the early 2000s. The first RIC meeting of heads of government was held...