A GOOD deal of analysis of the recent political upheaval in Bangladesh has focussed on the high-handedness and authoritarianism of Sheikh Hasina’s government; it has either missed altogether, or generally underplayed, the change that has occurred in the economic...
What sets Israel’s war on Gaza apart is not only its violent military operations, marked by the indiscriminate killing of women and children, but also its relentless assault on dissent, criticism, and even the mildest opposition to its internationally...
When the term 'development' is attached to political economy, its primary objective is to ensure that economics contributes to greater liberty and justice within society. Contemporary development political economy emphasizes achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, building on the progress...
Photo: Bangladeshi Hindus fleeing to India for safety gather at the international border, Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar, August 9, 2024
The exclusive report in today’s Economic Times carrying Sheikh Hasina’s first remarks after her ouster from power will come as a slap...
Photograph Source: U.S. Secretary of Defense – Public Domain
There is much to loathe about the AUKUS security agreement between Canberra, Washington and London. Of the three conspirators against stability in the Indo and Asia Pacific, one stands out as the...
Ceylon Today 11 August 2024
Sri Lankans can pat themselves on the pat, though quietly or only in their minds. Decorum demands that any loud expression of self-appreciation over the Aragalaya setting the precedent for Bangladesh to follow in the shared...
By Sreekala Sivasankaran
The news came in the morning that Queenie Hallegua, the vibrant Jewish community leader in the Mattancheri Jew Town passed away on Sunday (August 11, 2024). She was 89. Eight years ago, when I interviewed her for...
On Monday, August 5, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina boarded a Bangladesh Air Force C-130J military transport in a hurry and fled to Hindon Air Force base, outside Delhi. Her plane was refueled and reports said that she intended...
Bangladesh has plunged into a severe political crisis, marked by the resignation and flight of a long-time prime minister Sheikh Hasina amid a mass uprising against her increasingly authoritarian rule. The unrest, which began as student-led protests against a...
by Richard D. Wolff
Photo by Markus Spiske
Fans of capitalism like to say it is democratic or that it supports democracy. Some have stretched language so far as to literally equate capitalism with democracy, using the terms interchangeably. No matter...
