Blip on Modi’s social media, communications radar
Has Modi’s social media policy backfired. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attempts to ‘humanise’ himself over the past 10 days or so seem to have boomeranged. At…
Philippines government says no cheating in mid-term elections
Duterte’s government says left’s defeat was due to its own shortcomings. The loss of senatorial candidates and party-list groups backed by the Left should be a…
Junta loyalists pack Senate in Thailand
The senate will have a key role to play in choosing the next prime minister. The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) took a major step towards retaining power by naming…
Duterte drug war ’won’ in 2019 senatorial race
The mid-term votes seem to back Duterte’s government and his policies. President Rodrigo Duterte and his drug war “just won” as administration-backed senatorial…
Philippines sets mid-term election date
The government warns people, groups with ‘sinister plans’ on Election Day. Malacañang on Friday cautioned “those who have sinister plans and evil machinations” in the…
Pakistan reaches agreement with IMF
The country will receive $6 billion over 3 years. The technical teams of the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on a bailout package…
India’s political parties and their foreign policy platform
Where do India’s major political parties stand on foreign policy issues in Elections 2019. Foreign policy debates have historically been foreign to Indian election campaigns.…
‘Swing’ bloc holds the key to forming government in Thailand
Anti junta camp remains optimistic; Bhumjaithai says it is yet to decide. While the pro-junta camp led by Phalang Pracharat Party appears to have gained the upper hand in the…
Malaysian PM Mahathir unveils economic plan for all races
The plan was unveiled at the first anniversary of the Pakatan Harapan government. Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday (May 9) unveiled a new plan to achieve…
Asia News Network welcomes release of Reuters journalists
Statement from the network regarding the release of two Reuters journalists by the Myanmar government. The Asia News Network, an alliance of 24 leading media in 20 Asian…