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Tibet’s fate reflects a broader shift in China since 1949, as Beijing has centralized power and dismantled the freedoms once promised by the Republic. From Tibet and Xinjiang to Hong Kong and Taiwan, the Communist Party’s tightening grip reveals how enforced unity has replaced democracy, fueling division rather than harmony.

Despite announcing February 12, 2026, as its next election date, Bangladesh has failed to restore public confidence. Ongoing unrest, contested reforms, questions over the Election Commission’s neutrality, and the exclusion of major political actors reveal that legitimacy depends not on dates, but on trust, inclusion, and credible institutions.

The Tk 252 crore welfare fund dispute has emerged as Bangladesh’s clearest accountability test. At its core is not ideology or reputation, but workers’ money, deducted from wages and allegedly not returned. For affected families, justice is measured not in narratives, but in restitution.

External influence is often mistaken for direct control. In Bangladesh’s political churn, Pakistan’s role, where it exists, operates through aligned networks, shared narratives, and ideological convergence rather than command and coordination. Understanding this distinction is critical to crafting effective, resilient policy responses.

Pakistan’s power crisis is often blamed on transmission losses, but the real causes run much deeper. Power theft, governance failures, and circular debt continue to cripple the system. From grid upgrades to Gwadar-linked projects, technical fixes may look impressive, but without reform, they only extend the problem rather than solve it.

In late 2019, doctors in Wuhan raised early warnings about a dangerous new illness, only to be silenced. The suppression of frontline medical voices delayed global awareness and reshaped the Covid-19 pandemic. This article examines how punishing truth-tellers undermines public health and why protecting whistleblowers is essential to preventing future crises.

The early weeks of the Wuhan outbreak showed how quickly a public health emergency can become a political crisis. Covid-19 was not only a biological threat, but a governance failure shaped by information control, delayed disclosure, and political incentives. Wuhan revealed a global vulnerability that extends far beyond China, and beyond Covid-19.

Uyghur repression has expanded beyond Xinjiang, shaping global debates on labor transfers, supply-chain risks, and transnational repression. As China’s reach extends across borders, the issue increasingly intersects with security, diplomacy, and economic dependency—posing a major test for how the international community responds to state-driven coercion and human-rights concerns.

From CGTN’s studios in Nairobi to TikTok’s algorithmic control, Beijing’s global media campaign is reshaping information ecosystems. Through propaganda networks, Confucius Institutes, and digital manipulation, China is exporting its censorship model worldwide, challenging democratic values and press freedom across continents.

The 1962 Sino-Indian War redefined Asia’s security landscape, exposing China’s expansionist ambitions and creating a lasting fault line across the Himalayas. Six decades later, the legacy of betrayal, mistrust, and strategic rivalry continues to shape India’s defense posture and the broader Indo-Pacific balance of power.

Aksai Chin, a desolate plateau between India and China, remains one of Asia’s most contested frontiers. Born from unresolved colonial boundaries, the region became the flashpoint of the 1962 war and continues to shape the geopolitics of the Himalayas. Decades later, military standoffs, infrastructure races, and competing territorial claims reveal that the conflict over Aksai Chin is far from over; it's an unfinished war still defining India-China relations.

The 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking spurred a multilateral maritime effort that turned the Gulf of Aden from a piracy hotspot into a corridor of safety. Today, Somalia’s growing web of bilateral defense pacts risks undoing that progress. Commodore Ranjit Rai (Retd) warns that while bilateral deals promise quick gains, they may fracture hard-won coordination, undermining security, sovereignty, and stability across vital sea lanes.

Hong Kong’s swift passage of Article 23 marks the institutionalisation of repression. Once a city of defiance, it now enforces laws that criminalise dissent locally and abroad, targeting even the diaspora. With civil society dismantled and opposition silenced, Hong Kong has transformed from financial hub to authoritarian outpost, an ominous warning of how quickly freedoms can collapse under the guise of national security.

Somalia’s new defence cooperation MoU with Pakistan may look like routine training and support, but echoes of Hambantota raise concerns of sovereignty traded for dependency. With Chinese influence in the background, the pact could evolve from naval aid into strategic concessions, leaving Mogadishu vulnerable in a region of global maritime consequence.

China’s rapid infrastructure build-up along the LAC is reshaping Himalayan security. Roads, dual-use villages, and advanced rail links, framed as “development,” are in fact military tools of the PLA to consolidate territory and accelerate mobilization. This weaponised expansion erodes crisis-management mechanisms, heightens the risk of clashes, and leaves India with no choice but to respond in kind, deepening instability in one of the world’s most sensitive borders.

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