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International Relations & Strategic Affairs
Opinion/Commentaries  by Prof. Khasru

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India, Pakistan can step up direct trade

The Hindu (India)
September 5, 2023
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Is the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation still relevant?

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
April 19, 2023
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US rivalry with Russia and China is reawakening the politics of non-alignmen

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
January 23, 2023
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A G20 presidency to amplify South Asia’s voice

The Hindu (India)
January 21, 2023
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Japan should bridge gap between G-7 and G-20

Nikkei Asia (Japan)
October 18, 2022
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Under King Charles, the future of the commonwealth looks uncertain

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
September 18, 2022
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A lot is at stake for India-Bangladesh ties

The Hindu (India)
September 5, 2022
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Leaving Afghanistan in isolation is bad strategy

The Straits Times (Singapore)
August 13, 2022
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Vaccine inequality persists as world enters third year of the Covid-19 pandemic

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
December 24, 2021
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A thorn in Pakistan-Bangladesh relations

The Hindu (India)
December 16, 2021
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Can Indonesia and India get the G-20 to walk the talk?

The Straits Times (Singapore)
November 28, 2021
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A region of rising intolerance

The Hindu (India)
October 26, 2021
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The Rohingya challenge as Bangladesh seeks closer Asean ties

The Straits Times (Singapore)
October 19, 2021
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Moment of truth for Pakistan’s marriage of convenience with Afghan Taliban

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
September 26, 2021
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Why South Asia should engage with the Taleban

The Straits Times (Singapore)
August 27,2021
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Amid a pandemic, Tokyo Olympics is a disaster waiting to happen

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
July 21, 2021
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Why China and India are wooing Bangladesh

The Straits Times (Singapore)
July 1, 2021
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South Asia's healthcare burden

The Hindu (India)
June 10, 2021
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Election watch from across the Bengal border

The Hindu (India)
April 19, 2021
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Remove the wedges in India-Bangladesh ties

The Hindu (India)
March 26, 2021
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Uniting to combat COVID-19

The Hindu (India)
September 23, 2020
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Furthering this neighbourhood friendship

The Hindu (India)
October 3, 2019
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It no longer runs in the family

The Hindu (India)
July 16, 2019
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Why South Asia must cooperate

The Hindu (India)
June 22, 2019
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Little hope for Rohingya repatriation

Bangkok Post
June 19, 2019
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Bangsamoro referendum a breath of fresh air

Bangkok Post
February 19, 2019
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G-20 offers Japan a chance to raise its global game

Nikkei Asia (Japan)
January 04, 2019
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The spectre of deportation

The Hindu (India)
December 16, 2018
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Migration -- the forgotten part of ASEAN integration

Nikkei Asia (Japan)
November 20, 2018
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Pieces of the Asian dream

The Hindu (India)
August 29, 2018
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India must get smarter about handling China

Nikkei Asia (Japan)
May 29, 2018
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On the great Asian highway

The Hindu (India)
May 21, 2018
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Heeding the lines on the map

The Hindu (India)
April 5, 2018
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Migration benefits all of us. These stories show how

World Economic Forum (Global)
February 28, 2018
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The ASEAN embrace

The Hindu (India)
January 27, 2018
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Myanmar must accept the Rohingya Muslims as its own

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
November 27, 2017
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Reaching out to neighbours

The Hindu (India)
November 24, 2017
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What we’ve achieved and the challenges ahead – 50 years of ASEAN

World Economic Forum (Global)
November 14, 2017
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Bangladesh bears brunt of Myanmar's crackdown on Rohingya

The Straits Times (Singapore)
September 25, 2017
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The Lady and the Exodus

Project Syndicate (Global)
September 15, 2017
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The disaster next door: on the Rohingya issue

The Hindu (India)
September 11, 2017
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Singapore-China strategic relations are worth keeping

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
July 13, 2017
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A G20 Refugee Agenda

Project Syndicate (Global)
July 05, 2017
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As the ASEAN region turns 50, human rights remain a challenge

World Economic Forum (Global)
May 20, 2017
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The short history of a big deal

The Hindu (India)
April 11, 2017
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ASEAN and the Rohingya Crisis

Project Syndicate (Global)
February 02, 2017
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Speak up for the Rohingyas

The Hindu (India)
December 26, 2016
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A wrong turn with the Rohingyas

The Hindu (India)
December 15, 2016
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The power of Bollywood

The Hindu (India)
October 26, 2016
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Why ‘love thy neighbour’ is still great advice for China and India

South China Morning Post (Hong Kong)
August 17, 2016
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Nice to Singapore to Dhaka: Joining the dots on terrorism

The Straits Times (Singapore)
July 22, 2016
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Nailing the neighbourly dividend

The Hindu (India)
June 24, 2016
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The real face of Bangladesh - moderate, secular

The Straits Times (Singapore)
March 7, 2016
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Reflections on Modi's two years as Indian PM

The Straits Times (Singapore)
May 25, 2015
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Bangladesh is a huge opportunity for India

The Hindustan Times (India)
April 09, 2015
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Nut rage case exposes cracks in the South Korean Society

The Straits Times (Singapore)
January 10, 2015
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An Open Letter to Indian Prime Minister Modi, the Asian of the Year

The Straits Times (Singapore)
December 12, 2014
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