Myanmar’s Kachin State: The new geopolitical flashpoint in China’s backyard
The timing could hardly be worse for China. Beijing has spent billions building oil and gas pipelines from Myanmar’s ports to mitigate the risk of shipping through the Malacca Strait.
21 September 2025, 05:00 AM
The 'six tigers' that drive China's AI geopolitics
China's four dragons—Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and ByteDance—play a vital role in nurturing the AI startup ecosystem.
19 August 2025, 07:40 AM
How the Liangzhu model is challenging Silicon Valley’s AI dominance
The Liangzhu model benefits from coordinated support from both large corporations and the government.
29 July 2025, 05:00 AM
How Iran's authoritarian rule became its greatest vulnerability
The regime's brutality towards its people has created a reservoir of resentment that foreign powers can exploit.
18 July 2025, 07:00 AM
Operation Rising Lion and its wider fallout in Israel-Iran conflict
The operation revealed Israel’s strategic shift from traditional methods to a new era of advanced, tech-based intelligence warfare.
2 July 2025, 05:00 AM
Not your average BMW: Decoding Dhaka's rickshaw kings
The true kings of Dhaka's roads aren't the buses, cars, or traditional rickshaws—they're the battery-powered rickshaws.
19 May 2025, 10:30 AM
China’s bold move to bypass Western tech dominance
Washington’s continued restrictions on exporting chip technology to Beijing may soon prove futile.
13 April 2025, 06:00 AM
Dhaka's traffic through a visitor's eyes
Slowness aside, what baffled her most was the complete unpredictability of Dhaka's vehicular movement.
6 April 2025, 07:00 AM
Chronicles of the Ukraine war: When might it end?
The Ukraine war is shaped by Russia’s historical desire to become a Eurasian power.
30 December 2022, 16:00 PM
US' myopic tactics vs China's long-term strategy
Riyadh is no longer locked in a monogamous marriage to Washington.
22 December 2022, 13:00 PM
How can the land of Hafez, Sa’di, and Rumi be so cruel?
The absolutist, merciless state contradicts Iran’s deep roots in Sufism.
8 December 2022, 12:11 PM
China and the US must escape both Thucydides and Kindleberger traps
Beijing believes it is their destiny to lead the world by 2049, the Communist Revolution’s 100th anniversary, as set out in Xi Jinping’s long-term vision.
20 November 2022, 15:19 PM
Superpower rivalry in the knowledge economy: Is the balance of power shifting?
Of the world’s 114 smartest factories that deploy cutting edge Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies, China owns a whopping 42.
30 October 2022, 11:12 AM
Is space the final frontier of superpower rivalry?
Will it be possible for Washington to stall Beijing’s progress in space technology?
21 October 2022, 11:27 AM
Kennan’s 1946 ‘Long Telegram’ from Moscow: Is it relevant for Beijing?
The China containment policy has taken deep roots following Kennan’s anti-Soviet postulations.
2 October 2022, 12:33 PM
China unlikely to make a rash move over Taiwan
Neither the US nor China would prefer a war just now because Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, essential for both, will be among the first casualties of a conflict.
16 September 2022, 14:00 PM
US controls advanced chips, but China has another card
Beijing has control over a vital resource essential for weapons, petroleum and electronics.
9 September 2022, 15:00 PM
The Taiwan Question: China-US battle for semiconductor supremacy
Taiwanese fabrication plants dominate the semiconductor fabrication or foundry market, earning over 60 percent of global revenue.
31 August 2022, 14:00 PM
Peace is good for all, but why do some still prefer conflict?
The incumbent superpower is now ominously sliding towards a military confrontation with the rising one.
12 August 2022, 03:00 AM
Pelosi’s Taiwan visit: An ominous sign of how the superpower rivalry might unfold
It could lead to an unimaginable catastrophe that the world can’t afford
8 August 2022, 09:40 AM
We need to talk about the World Bank
Has this above-the-law institution lost relevance in today’s world?
20 July 2022, 13:00 PM
To Washington’s glee, Ukraine war hits Turkiye’s military ambitions
The last decade has witnessed a spectacular boom in Turkiye’s defence industry.
4 July 2022, 12:00 PM
Why Bangladesh should adopt Agriculture 4.0
Technologies are getting more affordable with time, allowing farmers in Bangladesh to adopt Agriculture 4.0, which offers much greater efficiency and production potential.
2 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Europe’s colonial history and double standard
Commemorating Europe Day, European mission heads in Bangladesh jointly penned an opinion piece published by The Daily Star on May 9.
18 May 2022, 18:00 PM
How Moscow helped Washington win a strategic battle against China
But it exposes Washington’s desperation, typical of a declining power
13 May 2022, 13:44 PM
Time for another non-aligned movement?
I was watching the BBC during the US’ 2003 Iraq invasion when one statement especially caught my attention.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM
To leapfrog, Bangladesh must adopt AI
The year 2019 was a turning point in Bangladesh’s history when it achieved self-sufficiency in rice production, more so considering that rice provides over 70
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Is Ukraine collateral damage for the US?
In 1985, at the height of the Cold War, Hollywood produced a movie called “Rocky IV”, a typical good-American-bad-Russian story.
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM