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A non-state actor the Arakan Army now controls Myanmars side of the border. That forces Bangladesh to rely more on unilateral forms of border management.
Pakistanis are hoping that their role in providing Trump with an offramp to end the war will lead to investment flows.
Pakistans aspirations in Africa are growing, but its ability to realize them remains constrained by economic weakness, dependence on external financing, and the shifting priorities of its most important allies.
A victory that leaves governance deficits intact, rehabilitation frameworks underperforming, extractive interests empowered, and surveillance tools normalized is not a full resolution.
The image of the nude torso of a millennia-old iconic figurine of a young woman was shaded in Indian school textbooks to make her appear clothed.
The killing of Indian sailors by the U.S. military adds to the web of complications, but the structural foundations haven't changed.
The Ghaziabad CCTV espionage case is the logical outcome of a decade of unregulated Chinese surveillance hardware infiltrating Indias most sensitive locations.
The general discontent in society is palpable; the opposition can see it. But the INDIA bloc has not yet been able to convert the discontent in society into votes.

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