Darakhsha Qamar

Sri Lanka taps India for its ambitious green energy transition

The Sri Lankan government has announced that it intends to sign an MoU with India to fulfill its goal of…

1 year ago

Restoring historic Assam-Bengal railway in new era of connectivity with Bangladesh

Last week, India gifted twenty broad gauge railway locomotives to Bangladesh. These engines meant to boost railway connectivity across Bangladesh,…

1 year ago

Will India light up Maldives’ path to energy security, renewables?

Maldives, a small, but geographically dispersed clutch of islands at the centre of the Indian Ocean has seen considerable economic…

2 years ago

How16 new routes to Chattogram and Mongla ports of Bangladesh can lift northeast’s economy

The National Board Revenue (NBR) of Bangladesh recently passed a permit allowing India access to the Chattogram and Mongla ports…

2 years ago

Why Bangladesh is central for peace in the Indo-Pacific

The 6th Indian Ocean Conference took place on the 12th and 13th May in Dhaka, Bangladesh. As the current chair…

2 years ago

Will BBIN knit India’s northeast with a South Asian railway network?

The Indian railways recently completed the survey for the feasibility of a railway line connecting Kokrajhar in Assam, India, to…

2 years ago

How Rajnath’s visit caps India’s comeback in Maldives, deepens Indian Ocean foothold

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has concluded a three-day visit to Maldives, where he held talks with his Maldivian counterpart…

2 years ago

How Padma Rail Link in Bangladesh will become part of Trans-Asian Railway

Earlier this month, Bangladesh Railway ran the first train on the newly finished rail line connecting Bhanga to Mawa through…

2 years ago

Are India and Sri Lanka turning Trincomalee into major energy and industrial hub of South Asia?

The Sri Lankan government recently announced its decision to liberalise fuel trade in the country, allowing Sinopec (China), United Petroleum…

2 years ago

Indian and Sri Lankan Tamils set to expand interaction with revival of historic ferry service

A passenger ferry service between Karaikal port in India’s Puducherry and Kankesanthurai port in Jaffna in North Sri Lanka is…

2 years ago

Bangladesh widens energy basket–hydro-power from the Himalayas, gas from Qatar on Sheikh Hasina’s radar

Bangladesh was in the middle of an energy crisis last year, with rampant electricity shortages owing to the protracted Russia-Ukraine…

2 years ago

From Islamic State to Hifazat, why  Sheikh Hasina needs to fight a long war against radicalism in Bangladesh

The recent instance of violence between the police and a group of people protesting against an Ahmadiyya community event that…

2 years ago

Why the Sethusamudram project is a big deal, despite odds

The Sethusamudram Canal Project has been at the center of a contention since the time it was first proposed. Various…

2 years ago

Has Sheikh Hasina Realised ‘Rokeya’s Dream’?

Sultana’s dream, a story first published in 1905, in an English language publication called The Indian Ladies’ Magazine was a…

2 years ago