Md. Ali Siddiquee

University of Dhaka · Department of International Relations

The Bay of Bengal (BoB), constituting a significant portion of the northeastern Indian Ocean, is considered to be the backbone of greater Indo-Pacific economic and communication systems. With the shifting power relations at the global and regional levels and subsequent emergence of competing state interests and policies around the greater Indian Oc...

The Bay of Bengal (BoB) is historically contested area among the major Asian and European powers due to a wide variety of geopolitical reasons. Within the broader IOR, the BoB remains the key portal for enhanced bilateral and multilateral engagements. The recent policy initiatives of China, India, USA, Australia and Japan in the IOR and the Bay reg...

The article reviews two classic and two contemporary texts which has influenced or has the potential to influence the International Relations theorising and global order. The first text is authored by Hedley Bull, the oldest yet a profound one, marked a sharp departure from the overarching domination of the realist school of thought in the stream o...

The political relations between Bangladesh and Republic of Korea (RoK) are based on mutual respect and trust, democratic principles, commonalities in history, common values and ideals for peace and security, common goals for prosperity, and have always been multifaceted. In the last five decades, Bangladesh and RoK relations have gone through signi...

State-centrism has enjoyed a core position in political theorizing but has been facing challenges since the decline of Greek power. The major blow to state-centrism came from critical and postmodern scholars in the post WWII era. By juxtaposing realist and feminist schools of thought, the article aims to draw distinctions between the respective acc...

A complex, multi-layered maritime security dilemma persists between India and China regarding the maritime security issues in the Bay of Bengal. Chinese and Indian defensive and offensive actions are characterized by complex historical and political enmity, and the maritime dilemma has resulted from a lack of understanding of each other’s intents....

India and China got involved in a border clash that resulted in the death of 24 armed forces members from both sides over the disputed areas. They have border disputes that is seven-decade old resulted in sporadic clashes and even a full-fledged war in 1962. There is a treaty between these Asian powers that regulates using of firearms while patroll...

Both Taiwan and Hong Kong are becoming more significant, relevant and potential global and regional actors day by day. The economic trends suggest that their relative importance are likely to increase in future. Therefore, it would be unwise to ignore their significance. It is in the interests of Bangladesh to forge stronger relations with these tw...

The systematic persecution and ethnic cleansing of the Rohingyas by Myanmar which resulted from populist hatred can be traced back to the Second World War when the Rohingyas sided with the British. Xenophobia has taken a permanent shape in the practice of power, the motive force behind the actions and reactions of successive Myanmar states and poli...