The vanguard of the Global South
At the global level, Indonesia is often seen as a rival to India in the pursuit of universal recognition as the champion of the developing world.
The Asian View
A historical moment for India
While a landmark bill for women’s empowerment has been passed in Parliament, more work must be done to address all gender-related concerns.
A new Cold War is not coming
The writer says that the biggest problem is that many people's world views remain locked in the Cold War structure.
Primary healthcare needs sharp focus
The writer says efforts and strategic advancement is required to reinstate the importance and efficient working of primary health centres in the public health system.
The media must do more to protest oppressive laws like the Cyber Security Act
The writer says it is imperative that news outlets subject themselves to ever stronger, more exacting standards of journalism in order to remain credible.
China in Kabul
The paper says China’s appointment of a new Ambassador to Kabul, while significant in its own right, serves as a reminder that it primarily seeks to protect its strategic…
Killing of three lawyers during Marcos’ term is one too many: Inquirer
The paper says that even as the new administration spurned the Duterte drug war killings, the killing of three lawyers—among scores of suspected drug users and other…
Cold War 2.0
The US and China coexist, if somewhat uneasily, in a multipolar world in which each side is deeply suspicious of and hostile to the world view of the other.
The country Nawaz Sharif is returning to is quite different to the one he left in 2019
When he returns, Mr Sharif will not only have to explain his absence, but also what his party plans to do to address the challenges Pakistan is facing.
In search of a sustainable ASEAN solution to the ongoing crisis in Myanmar
Institutions, vision and coordination are the three pillars for ASEAN to shift the needle on the Myanmar crisis.