Japan’s Kishida doctrine
For Southeast Asia, the rising military power of Japan can create a new balance to the tense military and economic rivalries in the region.
For lasting peace, India and Pakistan need to choose engagement over perpetual confrontation
In the long term, engagement is the only way to achieve regional peace, with the alternative being perpetual confrontation.
Stateless refugees and the calculus of human worth
World Refugee Day is a good day to talk about how our world deals with statelessness. But maybe the conversation ought to start with the state.
Indonesia’s vaccine hub ambitions
If Indonesia is able to produce its own coronavirus vaccines, it will no longer need to compete with other countries to secure necessary vaccine supplies, and could even help…
Have we already started seeing the Rohingya refugee crisis differently?
The writer says the shift in the 2022 Joint Response Plan and its focus on environmental sustainability seems to highlight a strategic and philosophical shift in response to the…
Why reducing wealth inequality needs to be front and centre of our priorities
Proactive programmes to reduce wealth inequality in a sustainable manner need to be front and centre of our priorities for a progressive and peaceful future.
The potential of Indonesia’s humanitarian leadership
Considering the size of its population, the strength of its democracy, its diversity and its human and values-based conduct, Indonesia has earned the respect of the international…
US losing its military edge in Asia, and China knows it
America can no longer deter China without help from its allies.
Can the ‘fringe’ make the BJP cringe?
India is in hot water over derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad made by two ruling party leaders.
The expectation of privacy
Our private lives, once protected, are also now commodifiable. And here is where consent becomes an issue.