• The Federal
    Subir Bhaumik
    About the AuthorSubir Bhaumik
    Subir Bhaumik, a veteran BBC journalist and author, worked for Myanmar's leading media group Mizzima as Senior Editor.
      Narendra Modi, Donald Trump
      Opinion

      With 'friends' like America, India is learning the cost

      8 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Bangladeshs Yunus said wanted good ties with India, but something always went wrong
      The Federal Special

      How an ‘Islamist power grab’ is taking shape in Bangladesh

      29 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
      India’s soft stance in US mercenary VanDyke’s case only latest of many retreats
      Opinion

      India’s soft stance in US mercenary VanDyke’s case only latest of many retreats

      27 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Chittagong tribespeople
      Opinion

      Bangladesh: Why Chittagong tribals face risk of ethnocide

      13 Sept 2026 8:31 AM IST
      Violence the norm in Bangladesh: Hasina attacks interim regime
      Opinion

      Hasina’s return home: Unanswered questions, persisting doubts

      5 Sept 2026 3:36 PM IST
      Behind Chuppu’s sudden exit: US’s geopolitical ambitions, bid to install Yunus
      Opinion

      Behind Chuppu’s sudden exit: US’s geopolitical ambitions, bid to install Yunus

      31 July 2026 6:20 AM IST
      Violence the norm in Bangladesh: Hasina attacks interim regime
      Opinion

      Hasina's home-return promise rattles Bangladesh government, Islamists

      11 July 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Suvendu Adhikari and India-Bangladesh relations
      Opinion

      Suvendu's deportation claims: Dhaka ties sink even as numbers don't add up

      27 Jun 2026 6:30 AM IST
      India-Bangladesh ties
      Opinion

      India-Bangladesh ties under strain as pushbacks threaten reset

      14 Jun 2026 1:00 PM IST
      Myanmar President U Min Aung Hlaing visits India
      Opinion

      Hosting Myanmar President Hlaing risks piercing India's democratic mirror

      30 May 2026 4:00 PM IST
      Great Nicobar islands
      Opinion

      Great Nicobar project: Strategic dream or ecological gamble?

      24 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
      From Basu’s warning to Bengal ballot: How Bangladesh turmoil fuelled BJP’s eastern rise
      Opinion

      From Basu’s warning to Bengal ballot: How Bangladesh turmoil fuelled BJP’s eastern rise

      19 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Bangladesh Prime Minister-designate Tarique Rahman
      The Federal Special

      Bangladesh's new govt likely to make Awami League ban permanent

      4 April 2026 8:06 PM IST
      Min Aung Hlaing
      Analysis

      Myanmar military shakeup as Min Aung Hlaing set to be President

      31 March 2026 8:39 PM IST
      Matthew VanDyke and Maran Tu Awng
      The Federal Special

      Matthew VanDyke reveals US-based mastermind behind hiring mercenaries in Myanmar

      27 March 2026 4:35 PM IST
      Why Vandyke, other mercenaries present a headache for India
      The Federal Special

      Six Ukrainians, an American, and a North East security nightmare for India

      19 March 2026 5:11 PM IST
      Min Aung Hlaing
      World

      Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing eyeing presidency, may quit army post

      21 Feb 2026 12:25 PM IST
      Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh PM amid ‘second oath’ row with Opposition
      Analysis

      Bangladesh's oath crisis clouds Tarique Rahman's swearing-in

      18 Feb 2026 10:58 AM IST
      Bangladesh election - what BNP win signified for India
      Analysis

      Bangladesh election delivers a vote for 1971 values over Islamist agenda

      13 Feb 2026 3:35 PM IST
      Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus
      World

      Bangladesh poll body claims 55-60% turnout, but ground reports tell a different story

      12 Feb 2026 8:35 PM IST
      Bangladesh polls: Jamaat on back foot after chief’s remarks on working women
      Opinion

      Bangladesh polls: Jamaat on back foot after chief’s remarks on working women

      4 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
      Mark Tully obit: The journalist who taught India to the BBC
      Obituary

      Mark Tully obit: The journalist who taught India to the BBC

      25 Jan 2026 8:25 PM IST
      How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh
      Opinion

      How Jamaat-e-Islami is positioning itself for power in Bangladesh

      22 Jan 2026 2:19 PM IST
      Myanmar internal trouble
      Analysis

      Is Myanmar military junta set to lose Rakhine?

      11 Jan 2026 3:05 PM IST
      Khaleda Zia obituary: Bangladesh’s accidental PM with a lasting legacy
      Obituary

      Khaleda Zia obituary: Bangladesh’s accidental PM with a lasting legacy

      30 Dec 2025 5:59 PM IST
      protesters vandalise newspaper office in Dhaka
      Opinion

      Bangladesh’s violence has a design: How Yunus and Jamaat’s interests converge

      20 Dec 2025 6:38 AM IST
      Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus
      Opinion

      Bangladesh–Pak military outreach sparks alarm in New Delhi

      24 Nov 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Hasina’s death sentence pushes Bangladesh to brink of civil war
      Opinion

      Hasina’s death sentence pushes Bangladesh to brink of civil war

      17 Nov 2025 8:54 PM IST
      Indian state adopts Kautilya principles
      Opinion

      Iron fist and velvet glove: Inside India’s Chanakyan strategy against Naga insurgents

      26 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus
      World

      Showdown imminent between Bangladesh's Yunus regime and army

      15 Oct 2025 9:45 PM IST
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