Language controversy over English unseemly, unnecessary
After two hundred years as a language used across India for government and Courts among other usages, English is not a foreign language.
Scholz’s coloured approach to relations with China
While many hoping for a reconciliation between China and the West will be happy with the German Chancellor's remarks, there is another side to the coin.
Two outlooks for 2023. Will it be heads or tails?
One side could see China's GDP growth being less than 5 percent next year, but in a more positive scenario, China will relax Covid-19 control measures.
Putin’s plight
Nine months into the invasion of Ukraine, Moscow took the difficult decision to retreat from Kherson, the only regional capital Russian forces had taken since 24 February.
China, India key shapers of the Asian Century
India and China are intertwined economically and culturally, and with their enormous youth populations and abundant resources, their rapid development will radically change the…
Indonesia’s quake-proof structures
Footage has shown that there were several structures that were simply unable to resist the tremor, or were built without adhering to stringent quake-resistant standards.
Pandas for World Cup boost China-Qatar ties
Notably, the panda has become the symbol of China's friendly diplomacy, promoting the country's relations with the international community.
Ocean 20: powering a sustainable ocean for a buoyant global economy
A healthy ocean is critical to regulating the climate and weather systems but several factors are causing a severe decline in the ocean’s health.
Governments in Asean should embrace second-life plastic
If governments have been slow to roll out waste management systems, they should be looking at ways to support the dynamic commercial sector now doing it for them.
Pakistan’s role at the COP27
This may also be the year when the question of ‘loss and damage’, a sore point for all the states involved, takes centre stage.