Afghan flare-up: Dawn
As the Foreign Office's spokesperson noted, Pakistan intends no harm to the Afghan people. Therefore, while remaining firm on its demand for Kabul to end cross-border terrorism,…
Bay of Bengal’s slow death threatens our future
In just seven years, nearly four-fifths of the bay's fish that live in the pelagic zone—neither close to the sea-bed nor the shore—have vanished. This is not a routine…
Crime and punishment: Sheikh Hasina’s conviction comes as lesson for all authoritarian rulers
Ultimately, says the writer, the coercive power of the state could not withstand the power of the people.
Why secular politics in South Asia still clings to family dynasties
Politics in the region, the writer says, is rarely about policies alone—it is about identity, history, and belonging.
Port Klang’s meteoric rise: ASEAN’s maritime beacon and Malaysia’s pride
The writer says: "Port Klang's rise is not simply a numbers game. It's about building capacity, creating robust networks, and future-proofing Malaysia's role at the heart of the…
For Pakistan and Afghanistan, Kabul River presents unusual hydrological and diplomatic twist
Water must be managed as an instrument of strategic leverage, not confrontation, the writer asserts.
How India and Bangladesh are reinforcing each other’s extremes
South Asia does not need another partition of the mind, says the writer. What it needs, he adds, is an honest reckoning with the dangerous symmetry that has emerged across its…
The silent war: The Korea Herald
Pyongyang’s cyberattacks reach civilians while Seoul remains unready, complacent.
AI can boost energy security in APEC
The writer says, "By working together on AI-driven energy solutions, China and the United States could set a benchmark for sustainable, high-tech energy collaboration that…
Timor-Leste for the win, US President Trump’s a bonus
Timor-Leste’s ASEAN accession is one of the biggest deliverables for Malaysia as ASEAN Chair and its apt theme of “Inclusivity and Sustainability."