Domestic affairs will set the tone for Singapore in 2023
Housing policy, cost of living, a Covid-19 review and sentiments over China may prove to be hot-button issues this year.
Geneva meeting offers Pakistan a rare opportunity to leap towards climate-compatible development
In the upcoming donor conference, Pakistan must present the steps it will take to ensure climate-resilient lives.
Winter surge of Covid-19
The quarantine steps may cause inconvenience to travellers, but the Korean government has no other viable choice but to make testing mandatory given the worsening Covid-19…
Pakistan seems to have no clear strategy in place yet to deal with the threat of terrorism
It is evident that the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has given a huge impetus to terrorist groups operating out of their sanctuaries across the border.
A year of living dangerously for Indonesian democracy
The postponement of elections would be an ominous rejection of the institutions of democracy and would dramatically further a worrying trend of the Assembly’s seizure of power.
New Japanese defense spending faces domestic resistance
The truth is, every solution facing Kishida seems to have its own problem, as Japan is no longer a country capable of solving its public finances by adopting an easy monetary…
With TTP back in the killing business, Pakistan must now take a look at its ideological moorings
Pakistan’s greatest asset is the tribal people’s abhorrence of TTP killers, and Islamabad has to build on the people’s sentiments rather than expect cooperation.
Xi Jinping could use a fall guy in 2023
Having amassed so much power, China’s top leader would need a lightning rod or two to deflect the full force of the troubles that await him
Afghanistan or ‘Isolation-istan’?
The diplomatic cutting off of Afghanistan extends to its citizens, who are already facing many deprivations under the Taliban rulers.
If there is an emerging nexus between TTP and Baloch militants, it must be broken
The prospect of TTP and Baloch militants combining forces would be a particularly disturbing one for the state, as it would present an even greater security challenge.