China’s sudden reopening sits awkwardly with long-held zero-Covid narrative
There were signs China would shift gears but the abrupt reversal needs attention.
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From G20 to U20, Indonesia replenishes its middle power status
Unlike the G20, the U-20 World Cup will draw the attention of the global public and not only the political and foreign policy elites who had followed the G20.
What’s a healthcare system without data? Simply incomplete
The writer says being a resource-stripped country, Bangladesh tends to prioritise investing mostly in the purely medical aspects of public health.
New Japanese defense spending faces domestic resistance
The truth is, every solution facing Kishida seems to have its own problem, as Japan is no longer a country capable of solving its public finances by adopting an easy monetary…
With TTP back in the killing business, Pakistan must now take a look at its ideological moorings
Pakistan’s greatest asset is the tribal people’s abhorrence of TTP killers, and Islamabad has to build on the people’s sentiments rather than expect cooperation.
Xi Jinping could use a fall guy in 2023
Having amassed so much power, China’s top leader would need a lightning rod or two to deflect the full force of the troubles that await him
Asia bids farewell and good riddance to 2022
As 2023 arrives, we revisit Asia's winners and losers and bid farewell to 2022—if not yet to war, inflation and COVID-19.
New ASEAN chair Indonesia can change the game in Myanmar
All eyes are now on Indonesia with the high expectation that it could help resolve the protracted Myanmar conflict.
A slap on the face of our democracy
The stifling of dissenting voices, be it through legal means or through physical violence, has drastically reduced the overall space for politics in Bangladesh.
What awaits Bangladesh’s climate change adaptation in 2023?
In 2022, the most important progress in Bangladesh's climate policy has been the approval of the National Adaptation Plan of Bangladesh (NAP) in October.