RCEP will usher in an ‘Asia era’
Covering nearly a third of the world's population and accounting for about 30 percent of GDP, the new free trade bloc is likely to become the most influential free trade zone in…
OPINION
Modi’s anti-Muslim jihad
Indians are becoming desensitised to the routine expression and practice of anti-Muslim bigotry
The Carbon Tax is Overrated
There is little discussion of how revenues raised thus far should be distributed among countries — let alone to support poorer countries
Malala’s marriage and contemporary feminism
Much of the uproar has come from liberals who have long championed Malala, the woman and all she symbolises
Living with Covid-19: Coming to grips with our anger and angst
Around the world, and through the ages, people have reacted in similar ways to a pandemic. So why be so hard on ourselves?
How is Hong Kong strategising for 2047?
Hong Kong neoliberals made the same three mistakes that Singapore foreign affairs guru Kishore Mahbubani attributed to American elites on recent US-China rivalry
Muslims must ask really tough questions on what kind of Islam we are propagating
Malays are becoming more Muslim and less Malay. In fact for the most part it is not so much about Islamic values but the entire process of Arabisation
Indonesia’s strategic defence concept in Indo-Pacific region
Possible conflicts in the South China Sea or other flashpoints could involve scenarios where conflicting military forces traverse to the flashpoints through Indonesia’s waters
Lessons from the October rain
Climate change is having devastating consequences in Nepal
Trade and the future of food
To ensure universal access to adequate nutrition we need to change how we produce, process, transport, and consume food.