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Bangladesh braces for a December of converging crises

Last December was one of the most turbulent months in Bangladesh’s recent history. The country was looking ahead to the February election when Sharif Osman Hadi, a young political leader, was shot and later died on December 18. His death was followed by mob attacks on Prothom

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US-Pakistan relations beyond the Trump factor

In July 1971, Henry Kissinger, then National Security Adviser to US President Richard Nixon, was unwell and resting at a mountain resort in Nathiagali, outside Islamabad. That was the story Pakistani officials allowed to circulate. In reality, Kissinger was on his way to

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China’s tech export boom is hiding a weakening economy

NEW YORK — A week after US voters rebuked Donald Trump’s Republican Party, China delivered a stinging reminder that his presidency is going awry from all directions. China’s trade surplus swelled to just over US$1 trillion for the year despite Trump World’s best efforts to

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AIIB isn’t the Chinese weapon Washington and Tokyo feared

Ten years ago, Washington worried that China would use the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as a means of imposing its political will on Asia’s infrastructure. But after a decade in operation, it may be time to reconsider that view. The AIIB now holds triple-A

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