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On recent developments in the Maldives, Bangladesh and Myanmar
The remarkable recent developments in the above-mentioned countries are interesting because they characterise the development of the situation in the vast Indian Ocean region. This region, however, has been included for almost two decades in the more general political and geographical category of the Indo-Pacific. The struggle between the world’s leading players for control of the situation in the Indian Ocean region as a whole, but mainly over the largest trade route passing through it, has been manifesting itself in recent years…
Political turmoil in Bangladesh
General elections will be conducted in Bangladesh on January 7, 2024. The country has emerged as one of the rapidly developing economies in the region under the incumbent Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. She has inaugurated numerous new projects including the Bangabandhu tunnel, the new elevated Dhaka expressway, the 2400 MW Rooppur nuclear power plant, Terminal 3 of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Khulna-Mongla Port Railway line, the Akhaura-Agartala broad-gauge line, Unit 2 of the Maitri Power plant, and MRT Line 6. The rationale behind the…
Expanding Russian Presence in the Indian Ocean
Changing geopolitical realities and the deteriorating image of the United States are resulting in novel alliances around the world. The unipolar world under the hegemony of the United States has sparked a sense of injustice and maltreatment due to its dictatorial attitude. Military and diplomatic interventions by the United States have widened the gulf between the global north and the global south. In the recent geopolitical shifts, Russia and China have emerged as the new superpowers of the world. The global south looks at them as the new viable option for an alliance…