Why are young professionals leaving Bangladesh?
While migration for career or education is not unusual, the scale at which young professionals are leaving has sparked debate about the nation's ability to retain its brightest…
Southeast Asia’s human rights and democracy: A reflection
Democracy in the region endures but remains perilously fragile.
Turmoil ahead: the Marcos-Duterte crisis
What is becoming increasingly apparent is a dangerous fusion of power dynamics and vicious propaganda that threaten to undermine the very tenets of democracy in the Southeast…
Child marriage is impending child rape and has no place in Nepal
A national framework may define the policy but the policy must reach every single child. So the provinces, the municipalities, the village councils—they all need to come…
Trump’s second act and Indonesia’s economic outlook in 2025
Mr. Trump’s reelection and its impact on US monetary policy add a layer of complexity to Indonesia’s fiscal and monetary landscape.
Politics is brutal
Once again the twisty politics in 'Dune: Prophecy' sends the columnist down a rabbit hole as characters and plot points bring local manoeuvres to mind.
A year of wins
The world marched towards progress while Pakistan's internet cables took periodic vacations and prices continued to increase, making basic necessities even more unaffordable for…
One last look at Asia’s 2024 winners and losers
Diverse, mixed democratic trajectories for a diversity of democracies in Asia characterised 2024.
A message from one neighbour to another
The writer says that if propaganda in India against Bangladesh continues, UN special rapporteurs should be invited to visit both countries to assess the plight of their minorities.
Trafficked wombs
The case of the trafficked Filipino women and their wombs is different from other trafficking cases as it involves medical procedures and babies coming into being. “Wombs for…