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A BJP supporter at the Meerut rally on 16 May 2014. Photo: Reuters

21 states, 72% of India: How BJP achieved peak dominance

From just seven states in 2014 to 21 today, governing territories home to 72% of India’s population, victories in West Bengal and Assam bring BJP to a level of federal reach once achieved by the...

Nuclear Power: From bomb to energy

Nuclear Power: From bomb to energy

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Oil crisis: Lessons from global crises and Bangladesh’s blueprint for energy security

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Orbán's fall: It's the economy, stupid

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Why wars no longer end conclusively in a unipolar world

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The future of Middle East: War, dependence and the emergence of a new order

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A brief history of oil: How fuel became a potent geopolitical tool

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At the mercy of oil: A century of dependence and today’s global crisis

Bangladesh operates under a Westminster-style parliamentary system and its national legislature, the Jatiya Sangsad, is a unicameral parliament. Photo: Collected

Two systems, two ways to govern: How Westminster and presidential models organise power

The century that made Washington the Middle East’s decisive power

The century that made Washington the Middle East’s decisive power

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How American presidents are checked and challenged

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How governments survive their honeymoon periods

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Do election losers always concede defeat?: Why strong democracies move on, but weak ones don’t