Trade with Pakistan can help achieve 2047 goal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants India to become an advanced nation by 2047, exactly a hundred years after Independence.
The Asian View
The Trumpian worldview
Leaders like US President Donald Trump, the writer says, "do not just sell a worldview; they also present themselves as the only ones who can fix what is wrong."
Can NATO remain relevant?
Under globalisation’s paradoxical impact, the twin aspects of nation-states and welfare states in Europe are rapidly getting eroded, leading to a pervasive continental crisis…
Mob justice is not justice
The rule of law is the bedrock of any civilised nation.
United in misogyny?
There is one shared, unshakable truth that unites Bangladeshis: their misogynistic attitude towards women. It is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties,…
Creating a regime of fear in Nepal
The government is criminalising dissent in the name of regulating social networks.
The silent rise of Chinese soft power in the Philippines
Despite such news that greatly contributed to the negative sentiment against China as a whole, it is interesting to see how mainland Chinese businesses, food, and trends have…
Trump and the ghosts of colonialism: A lesson for Indonesia
What Mr. Trump has done to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bears similarity to colonial economic arrangements, in which a weaker nation must grant the powerful access to its…
Moments that made a diplomatic fiasco
Diplomacy is not just about policies and deals but also about personalities, communication, and the careful management of egos.
Surreal times: Mob violence and feeble response
From the home ministry's missive to the people, it is becoming difficult to say whether the government is trying to run a country in earnest or just playing house.