South Asia Perspectives

In recent days, there has been much discussion regarding the timing of #Bangladesh’s elections and the appropriate tenure of the interim government. Follow @JonFDanilowicz's analysis: saperspectives.net/vox-populi-vox…

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#Watch When asked about the Indian Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri's visit to Bangladesh and the mutual concerns over the attack on a Bangladeshi diplomatic mission in #India, as well as rising aggressive rhetoric towards #Bangladesh, here’s the response from the @StateDept

Trump’s Second Term: Transactional Partnerships and Strategic Balancing in South Asia #TrumpForeignPolicy #SouthAsia #India #Bangladesh #Pakistan #SriLanka #Maldives #Nepal #Bhutan #Afghanistan @saritapandey saperspectives.net/trumps-second-…

#watch In order to destabilize the interim government of #Bangladesh, the fugitive dictator Sheikh Hasina and her accomplices have been reported to the United Nations.

Pentagon looks forward to supporting shared values and interests, such as a free and open Indo-Pacific, with the new interim Government of #Bangladesh. This is how @PentagonPresSec responded.

The UN spokesperson about deaths of 819 people & 25,000 others injured, mostly from gunshot wounds under shoot-on-sight orders by dictator Hasina, as reported by HRSS during the student-led uprising... The UN has also called for justice for those responsible.

The UN is ready to support the people of #Bangladesh and the new interim government under the leadership of @ChiefAdviserGoB. The @UN_Spokesperson and @MonicaGrayley, on behalf of @antonioguterres and the @UN_PGA, responded to @MushfiqulFazal's questions today. #Watch

Elevator Speech for #Bangladesh’s #interimgovernment by Jon Danilowicz, Editor at Large, South Asia Perspectives. Read: saperspectives.net/elevator-speec…

The U.S. welcomes the newly formed caretaker government of #Bangladesh, led by Nobel Laureate Professor Yunus. @Yunus_Centre

#WATCH US hates political violence: Miller on Hasina's criticism of Trump being shot.

#Watch The US @StateDept is aware, monitoring reports about attacks on students by the ruling party @albd1971's wing Chatra League, which killed 2 and hundreds are hospitalized. #BCL even attacked those who are entering emergency rooms for treatments.

#WATCH State department’s response on President @ZelenskyyUa's disappointment on - the leader of the world’s largest democracy PM @narendramodi hugging ‘A bloody criminal in Moscow’. Will this create any impact on trust and strategic partnership with India?

#WATCH State Dept’s response on PM Hasina’s claim about Prof. Yunus not being the founder of the Grameen bank. Then Sec. State Hillary Clinton calling her and many US officials lobbying, even threatening her for Prof. Yunus's MD position. @Yunus_Centre

#watch Pentagon Press Sec. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder responding on Public Designation of former Gen. Aziz, for significant #corruption, Sanctions on #RAB, top #BangladeshPolice officers for violating human & democratic rights, regime’s use of #securityforces to keep power by any means.

#Watch @StateDeptSpox response about #BangladeshPoliceServiceAssociation issuing threatening statement against #journalists reporting on #police #corruption while a leading newspaper editor publicly said that they cannot publish known #corruptionstories about top officers.

#Watch U.S. Department of State's response about #china issuing new #Judicial guidelines - #deathpenalty for those who supports #taiwan’s independence.

U.S. Waves Off Reports on Bangladesh Pressure while Remaining Concerned about Dr. Yunus. Read More: bit.ly/3VCGiNM @Yunus_Centre

Thanks to @VOANews India for the extensive coverage of the @saperspectivesn discussion “Navigating the Crossroads: India’s Economy, Democracy, and the Quest for Human Rights” held last Friday at the @PressClubDC. @JonFDanilowicz @saritapandey @saliltripathi @adrianshahbaz

#Read Experts at panel Discussion on #India: India’s authoritarian turn raises serious questions at home and abroad. bit.ly/4bLxhb4 #SAPPanelDiscussion