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New humility for the hegemon

by Shahidul Alam Posted on August 2, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews India and its near-abroad Too slowly, India is realising that poor relations with its South Asian neighbours hold back its global ambitions Jul 30th 2011 | from the print edition of the Economist NO ONE loves a … Continue reading →

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Connectivity: The India-Bangladesh land bridge

by Shahidul Alam Posted on February 6, 2011

Subscribe to ShahidulNews Himal Magazine February 2011 By Kanak Mani Dixit Can a formal bilateral communiqué be a ‘game changer’, foretell a ‘paradigm shift’, in a Southasian relationship? If India and Bangladesh manage to follow through on promises to open up their … Continue reading →

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WikiLeaks cables: Bangladesh Gas

by Shahidul Alam Posted on December 25, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews US nudged Bangladesh to allocate gas blocks BS Reporter / New Delhi December 25, 2010, 0:15 IST Every time India would ask Bangladesh for rights to explore gas, Dhaka would say the country had to first find … Continue reading →

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River and Life

by Shahidul Alam Posted on July 13, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews They meander and glide. They unfurl with the rage of monsoon fury. Quietly they flow in the misty winter morn. Rivers thread the fabric of our land. Embroider patches of fertile delta. They are the nakshi kantha … Continue reading →

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Give photography a chance

by Shahidul Alam Posted on May 31, 2010

Subscribe to ShahidulNews By Giedre Steikunaite A photograph’s story is not only the one told in the image. Who took a picture, and why, also matters. Now who takes pictures of the developing world, and why? “The vast majority of … Continue reading →

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The Price for "Progress"

by Shahidul Alam Posted on November 8, 2004

Subscribe to ShahidulNews http://www.newint.org/issue372/exposure.htm Shinzo Hanabusa is yet another artist to be featured in the upcoming festival of photography, Chobi Mela III. Hanabusa’s work on Japanese farmers provides a fascinating insight into the cost of ‘progress’, in a nation like … Continue reading →

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