War in Ukraine: China, Russia and the international order
The Sino-Russian partnership will hold despite the complications for Beijing. But China is tainted by association.
G20 opportunity for Indonesia to set global trade reform direction
The G20 is the only group that can mobilize support from the world’s most powerful economies to reform institutions such as the WTO.
Putin battles on two fronts – in Ukraine and on the Russian economy
A banking crisis cannot be far away, as Russia's entire financial sector grinds to a halt.
Putin’s plan for rapid invasion of Ukraine has not gone as expected
Events this week are set to show goal of swift Ukrainian collapse is no longer achievable.
Indonesia’s challenge in reviving G-20 relevance toward global recovery
The Indonesian G-20 presidency comes at a time when a struggling global economy requires big decisions.
S-E Asia feels the geopolitical crosswinds
It is imperative that Asean seizes back its pre-Covid-19, pre-Myanmar coup narrative of a fast-developing, rapidly integrating region.
Reviving trade across the Wagah border
Trade ties between India and Pakistan were terminated in the wake of India's cancellation of autonomy for occupied Kashmir in 2019.
Little prospect of diplomatic pathway out of Ukraine crisis
There is little prospect of a diplomatic breakthrough to avert what US intel warn as the real possibility of a Russian military invasion.
South Asia: A region connected by waterways
If waterways involving India and Bangladesh can be made the preferred mode of transportation, it can open up opportunities for a port-and-jetty-led model along the rivers of the…
All is not lost for Asean in Myanmar
The writer says Asean must show it is on the right side of history by throwing its weight behind Myanmar’s new democracy.