Susanna Savage, a writer focusing on Bangladesh for The Economist, shares insights on the relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bashan Char island. She highlights the challenges and fears faced by these families in their new home. Shashank Joshi, the defense editor, dives into the history of military deception, exploring its evolution from World War II to current conflicts. The conversation also touches on the intriguing culinary variations of Christmas traditions around the globe, from KFC in Japan to Victorian influences in the UK.
The country’s refugee camps are packed and squalid, so the government is moving perhaps 100,000 Rohingya Muslims to a tiny island. Will life for them improve? Military tactics can be misleading; sometimes they are outright trickery. Our defence editor looks at the past and future of military deception. And why Christmas dinner involves such different fare around the world.