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Shrabana Barua

Shrabana Barua

Articles by Shrabana Barua

Does the new government in Bangladesh give hope to India?

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman takes oath as prime minister during a swearing-in ceremony at the National Parliament building in Dhaka,

international affairs

Updated on Feb 20, 2026 11:17 IST

What musician Zubeen Garg meant for Assam

By the turn of the millennium, Zubeen Garg was an icon for most in Assam. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 26, 2025 15:35 IST

Myanmar faces a fragmented future

(FILES) This photo taken on December 28, 2024 shows members of the Mandalay People's Defense Forces (MDY-PDF) marching in a graduation ceremony after training at a camp in an undisclosed location in Myanmar's northern Shan State. (Photo by AFP) (AFP)

Updated on Feb 3, 2025 15:11 IST

Keeping a close watch on Pakistan’s economy

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s efforts bore fruit when the IMF executive board, after a combined review process, approved the 7th and 8th tranche of $1.17 billion. Additionally, the term period of the EFF was extended up to June 30, 2023 and the total amount raised by $500 million. These funds helped Islamabad avoid default on its foreign debt repayment. (AP)

Updated on Nov 14, 2022 13:36 IST

Review: The China Factor by Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury

Yuan Wang 5, a Chinese scientific research ship, arriving at the port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka on August 16, 2022. (AP)

Updated on Aug 26, 2022 18:34 IST

Review: India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons by Rajiv Bhatia

African Heads of State and leaders pose for a group photograph with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the India-Africa Forum Summit at the Indira Gandhi sports Complex in New Delhi on October 29, 2015. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times)

Updated on Apr 7, 2022 10:40 IST

Personality clashes, humanitarian suffering mark one year of Myanmar’s coup

Youth activists flash the three-finger protest gesture during an anti-military government protest rally, February 1, 2022, Mandalay, Myanmar (AP)

Updated on Feb 1, 2022 05:42 IST

Dealing with MAH and Myanmar: Little space for multilateral action

Will Myanmar witness the return of democracy? Not in 2022. In all probability, the Tatmadaw will extend the emergency. Similarly, if Suu Kyi’s political zeal persists, the junta will extend her detention term, just as it had done more than once before (AGENCIES)

Updated on Dec 16, 2021 14:29 IST

Review: Irrawaddy Imperatives by Jaideep Chanda

A Buddhist temple in Myanmar on the Irrawaddy river. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Dec 10, 2021 10:33 IST

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