report in Prothom Alo, Dec 6, 2023Jatiya Party (JaPa) remains uneasy despite the decision to participate in the elections. A significant section of the party’s leaders is adamant about securing victory in the elections and, to achieve this, is pushing for the boat symbol, the electoral symbol of governing Awami League. JaPa leaders assert that the ruling Awami League has nominated its own candidates, and the electoral landscape has become further complicated by the presence…
Myth and reality of strategic defiance
Dr Moonis Ahmar in The Express Tribune, November 7th, 2023.The writer is former Dean Faculty of Social Science, University of KarachiThe myth of strategic defiance in the aftermath of the Israeli retaliation to Hamas’s attacks of October 7 was exposed when no Arab-Muslim state came into the forefront to salvage the beleaguered Palestinian population of Gaza and West Bank. Strategic defiance against the Israeli occupation and attacks was periodically asserted by the so-called allies of…