China’s challenge: The Statesman
China’s economic data paints a concerning picture for both its manufacturing and services sectors. The manufacturing PMI has remained at 49.5 for the second month in a row,…
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Rice is not the issue: The Jakarta Post
Since Indonesia’s population keeps growing, nationwide demand for the grain only continues to rise. Local farmers cannot keep up, leaving the country dependent on imports to…
Burdening the Pakistani people: Dawn
Every official, from the prime minister down, has tried to use this budget to present the hope of a great economic turnaround in the next few years, but questions are already…
Middle East at momentous crossroad: China Daily
The anti-Israel forces view maintaining their military pressure on Israel from the north and other directions as extensions of the Gaza conflict, and they hope to help drain and…
Can we expect discourse without acrimony?: The Statesman
The BJP aims to show that Modi 3.0 is firmly in control. However, the Modi government now relies on crucial support from two key allies – JD(U) and TDP. This means decisions are…
Ending police violence: The Jakarta Post
Petty officers demanding or accepting bribes from traffic regulation offenders has remained ubiquitous. We also often find the police launching investigations only after a case…
Water crisis affecting coastal women disproportionately: The Daily Star
According to a recent report, over 40 lakh people across the southern coast are facing a freshwater crisis with the women being the biggest sufferers, as they are the ones who…
Online gambling epidemic: The Jakarta Post
Online and offline gambling are crimes punishable by a prison term in Indonesia, as is organizing a gambling event. But with the increase of access to technology and smart…
The cost of free speech: The Kathmandu Post
After a 14-year-long ordeal, involving a seven-year asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and a five-year incarceration in the high-security Belmarsh Prison, Julian Assange,…
From people to a ‘bubble’
Awami League today is its own judge and jury. It only speaks to the mirror because it cannot tolerate the retort that would come if it spoke to the people. It listens only to its…