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)…
Terminating GSOMIA may send ‘wrong’ message to adversaries
Wartime OPCON transfer is contingent upon conditions being met, says top US military official stationed in Korea. By terminating its bilateral intelligence-sharing agreement with…
Uncertainty persists on US – China trade deal
This despite Trump’s comments that US and China close to trade deal. US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Nov 12) that the United States and China are close to a…
Myanmar sued for genocide
On behalf of OIC, Gambia files the case at Int’l Court of Justice seeking orders to stop atrocities on Rohingyas immediately. The Gambia has filed a case at the United…
S. Korea open to settling spat with Japan over intel-sharing pact if relations improve
Intelligence sharing has been suspended since an economic spat between the two countries erupted several months ago. President Moon Jae-in’s top security adviser reaffirmed…
Son defiant as investments in new firms jolt SoftBank
By Tomofumi Yonezawa and Ryosuke Terunuma / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers. SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son took huge losses caused by investments in start-up companies…
Nepal government comments on controversial Indian map but takes no firm position
In a press statement, the Foreign Ministry refers to media reports and commentary before asserting that the matter would be resolved diplomatically. The KP Sharma Oli…
Moon proposes way forward with Japan at ASEAN summit
Moon proposes close aide talks on requisitioned workers issue. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has proposed to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the countries have talks among…
India rejects RCEP
15 other countries, however, will readily sign the agreement. India has chosen not to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as the other 15 countries…