Bangladesh built a power system to end shortages. Why is it still short of power?
On 20 May, Bangladesh generated more electricity than ever before: 17,200 MW at 9pm. Even then, around 400 MW of demand went unmet, meaning the country was producing a record amount of electricity and still had load-shedding. The country’s installed capacity is reportedly 28,494 MW. A system that can produce 28 gigawatts, manages 17…
Is Britain Heading for War? Fairford and the War Book
Britain is not heading for war in the conventional sense. There has been no declaration and no mobilisation, and no minister, military chief or intelligence agency has stated that an attack is imminent. The more precise concern is that Britain has become an exposed rear area of a wider regional conflict: a territory whose…
Afghanistan’s Terrorism Ecosystem: How Taliban Rule Is Sustaining a Regional Security Threat
Five years after the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, Afghanistan remains a significant base of operations, sanctuary and networking for multiple terrorist organisations. The central security problem is not that the Taliban command every militant group operating from Afghan territory. Rather, Afghanistan has developed into a terrorism ecosystem base: a Taliban-controlled territorial…
US–China AI Hotline: What the Trump–Xi Summit Agreed
Following the bilateral summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Washington and Beijing have announced an agreement to launch a dedicated dialogue on artificial intelligence (AI), which the White House terms the US–China Super Intelligence Dialogue. Alongside it, both governments have agreed to establish a bilateral communication channel for AI-related…
The Politics of Erasure: Institutional Audits, Banned Books, and the Suppression of Dissent in Indian-Occupied Kashmir
An unprecedented ideological and administrative purge is unfolding across Indian-occupied Kashmir, threatening the foundations of intellectual autonomy and historical preservation. Recent data tabled in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly reveals that authorities have scrutinized a staggering 2,181,582 books and publications across college libraries, public repositories, and educational institutions. Under the official guise of eliminating…
Weaponizing the Dead: Why Burial Denial Marks a Dangerous Shift in India
Amid the constant noise and near normalising of persecution against religious minorities in India, why does the denial of burial to Christians by villagers in Chhattisgarh—and in pockets elsewhere— stir anger, not just in the wider Christian community but also from ordinary Hindus and Judges on the benches of the Supreme Court? This is…
A Sacred Red Line: The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement and the Imperative of Collective Deterrence
The security architecture of the Middle East has entered an acutely volatile and unprecedented phase following the latest Houthi aggression directed towards the holiest sanctuary of Islam. On 16 September 2026, coalition air defence systems successfully intercepted an armed unmanned aerial vehicle launched by the Iran-backed militia just prior to its entry into the…
The Cardiff Memorandum: Constitutional Fallout and the Fracturing of the UK
On 14 September 2026, the nationalist leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland convened in Cardiff to sign a historic Memorandum of Understanding. John Swinney of the Scottish National Party, Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru, and Michelle O’Neill of Sinn Féin, alongside Mary Lou McDonald, formally declared that Westminster’s time is coming to…
Papering Over the Fissures: The Illusion of Consensus in an Expanded BRICS
The eighteenth BRICS summit closed in New Delhi with a joint declaration in hand, a result that India’s government has presented as a diplomatic triumph. Given that two earlier ministerial meetings this year had failed to produce any agreed text at all, the achievement is not trivial. Yet a closer reading of the New…
From Brotherhood to Rupture: Algeria Severs Ties With the UAE
On 10 September 2026, Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the severance of diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates, summoned UAE Ambassador Yousef Saif Khamis Subaa Al-Ali, and gave him 48 hours to comply with the decision and leave the country. The following day, Algeria’s Defence Ministry confirmed that all UAE-registered civilian and…
