The crucial Kharkiv front has remained relatively calm. But the situationlooks grim for Ukrainian defensive operations in Pokrovsk, Velyka Novosilka, Kurakhove, and Toretsk. Russian forces have advanced steadily, particularly in Toretsk. Kurakhove has been hanging in the balance, with conflicting reports about whether the Russian military has seize

Bangladesh is at a crossroads. In the summer of 2024, a student-led revolution unseated Sheikh Hasina, one of South Asia’s most entrenched leaders, marking a potential turning point in the nation’s tumultuous political history. For years, Hasina’s rule epitomised the authoritarian drift of a country that had once aspired to democracy. Prompte

we also see international political uncertainties, the intensification of global trade protectionism, and the escalation of the suppression and containment by some countries against China. As things stand, China faces significant challenges and pressure from the external environment, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Red Sea crisis, the Isra

Amendments to the railway law in 2017 also made domestic investment easier, offering easy access to land and funding, cheap loans and tax incentives. In 2020, the Vietnamese government adopted a comprehensive plan to modernise its colonial-era railway network to better handle freight transport. The plan also maintains that passenger fares should be

As 2025 begins, the end of last year saw two significant results in Georgia and Moldova, demonstrating both the strengths and limitations of Russian interference operations. Both former Soviet Republics are high up on Vladimir Putin’s priority list, so much so that following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the pair, alongside Bosnia and Herzegovi