Friendships amid the pandemic: Why reaching out to friends is hard to do
Maintaining friendships takes time and energy, and there is a limit to how many pals one can keep.
Resetting Nepal-China ties
The writer says China has very persistently pushed its agenda when it comes to containing Nepal's interactions.
The China bogeyman – a dangerous game that politicians play
The China challenge is real but Western politicians inflating the threat risk fostering a self-fulfilling and destructive dynamic.
An alliance restored: Marcos Jr.’s US policy
While open to robust commercial ties with China, Mr. Marcos has effectively tossed out his predecessor’s often fawning, if not slavish, predisposition toward the Asian…
A year after the Afghan Taliban rolled into Kabul
To prevent Afghanistan’s collapse into renewed anarchy, the world needs to engage with the Taliban.
How Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children’ changed my life
The understanding that the politics of division goes way beyond an individual's life, but affects it nonetheless.
Why food estates do more harm than good and must end
The abundance of Indonesia's forest resources today is still far less than what the country possessed decades ago.
The future of work in a post-Covid world
Companies must create a new, human-centric model for the hybrid environment by designing work around employee-driven flexibility, culture connectedness, and human leadership.
Can Bangladesh ensure a soft landing?
Like much of the world, Bangladesh's economy is facing strong headwinds and turbulence.
Dangerous fatalism about a Sino-US war
In the past, a US-China war over Taiwan seemed like a real possibility - but no more than that.