North Korea beefs up self-defense capabilities in military reorganization
The North have been making many changes ahead of talks. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a meeting of the top military decision-making body to accelerate the…
India, China step up the wooing but Rajapaksa in no hurry to align Sri Lanka
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will try to balance the competing interests of China, India in the region. The conversation in regional capitals after the emphatic win of President…
Nepal moves up in Human Development Index but still lags behind in South Asia
Nepal’s human development index of 0,579 indicates that people are living longer, are more educated and have greater incomes, according to the Human Development Report. Despite…
Is polarisation driven by Hyper Information Disorder Syndrome?
In a study of Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Poland, Turkey and the US, writes ANDREW SHENG, scientists attribute populism to the rise of decisive leaders…
Rohingya Crisis Fallout
Transparency International Bangladesh has painted a grim outlook for the crisis. Bangladesh faces long-term financial, political and security challenges as Rohingya repatriation…
Pyongyang to hold party meeting ahead of year-end deadline
Kim Jong-un rides up Paektusan again, highlights self-reliance and revolutionary spirit. North Korea will hold a plenary meeting around the end of December to decide on “crucial…
China’s advanced tech presents ‘significant threat’ Share
Japanese leadership in tech called for. At the 2019 GZERO Summit held in Tokyo on Monday, politicians and experts from Japan, the United States and Europe discussed a range of…
Pakistan successfully conducts training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile
The missile is called the Shaheen-I. Pakistan on Monday conducted a successful training launch of surface-to-surface ballistic missile (SSBM) Shaheen-I, Inter-Services Public…
Ayodhya: Coming full circle
Ishan Joshi writes about the recent Ayodhya verdict. Nearly 27 years to the day when as a raw 20-year-old political reporter for The Statesman I reached Ayodhya to cover the…
Death of militant heads will stunt recruitment but not kill it
ISIS has a foothold in Southeast Asia. The deaths of Malaysian militant leaders Akel Zainal and Mohd Rafi Udin will reduce the intensity of recruitment for the Islamic State (IS)…