Sri Lanka’s push for 100% organic agriculture could end up as a national disaster
Five months after the decision was announced, the entire agriculture sector is in a crisis.
This is not how Hindu devotees wanted to bid farewell to Durga
It is difficult to explain the failure of local administration to take adequate steps to ensure protection of puja mandaps and Hindu neighbourhoods
Militancy changes its colours in Kashmir
Militants seem to be adopting a new ‘hybrid warfare’ strategy as part of which they are employing overground workers to kill ‘soft targets.’
A tale of two state polls
The Melaka polls - if they are held - will give us a glimpse of what could happen in the 15th General Election (GE15). Elections will also take place in Sarawak.
What explains Marcos Jr.’s popularity?
In the most recent Pulse Asia Survey, Marcos Jr. garnered 15 percent of the votes, second to Sara Duterte’s 20 percent.
Is Jokowi sidelining democracy
An article in the well-known Journal of Democracy says President Jokowi has prioritised economic development at the cost of democracy
Taliban 2.0: Moderate or still hard-line?
The Taliban is realising that fighting and destroying is very easy, but rebuilding Afghanistan is an uphill challenge.
Malaysia’s GE15 will be an all new game
It is Umno vs Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia and PAS in the Malay seats in GE15.
Best foot forward
Let’s prioritise what to do. We need to give Ismail Sabri time and support to conduct more reforms.
The impact of pandemic corruption
Several sets of numbers used by the Duterte administration for pandemic response raise questions.