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Hefajat-e-Islami and the politics of Islamism in Bangladesh

Smruti S. Pattanaik After the death of Allama Shah Ahmed Shafi, the Amir of Hefajat-e-Islami (HeI), on September 18, 2020, the new leadership of Juniad Babunagori and other hardline Islamists dominate the Shura of HeI. Shafi, a firebrand Islamist, had...

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What Joe Biden means for New Delhi

Views and opinions from the top commentators in Indian media “Can India expect a more nuanced policy under a Biden-Harris administration? Some within India’s foreign policy establishment fretted about a possible Biden-Harris victory during the presidential campaign. Their misgivings mostly...

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Can India be the next global manufacturing hub?

The pandemic presents new opportunities for India to rethink its industrial strategy, especially policies concerning the growth of its manufacturing sector  Kogila Balakrishnan The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the inherent weaknesses in the existing global supply chain and the over-reliance...