Bangladesh

The country’s obsession with garments takes an increasingly heavy toll on the rest of its economy.

But 50 years after independence, an authoritarian turn casts a shadow over the country’s future.

The country is on the cusp of a second liberation—one that would end its relative isolation.

Dhaka has shown real vision in its fiscal planning, but a turn toward authoritarianism could reverse its successes.

After the pandemic pushed people online, Islamist extremist groups reached an even wider audience. But the authorities are fighting back.

Bangladesh, once far behind, just surpassed India in GDP per capita. All the more reason for Modi to focus on the right reforms.

New Delhi has continued to milk the issue of citizenship for political gain, leaving 1.9 million people stateless and virtually unable to prove otherwise.

Thanks to favorable demographics, digitization efforts, and quicker health responses, many countries of the global south are faring better than their wealthy counterparts.

With the coronavirus now an excuse for inaction, the threat to the embattled minority is growing ever sharper.