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The Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi stripped Kashmir of its statehood and the disputed region is once again on the precipice of violence.
Channelling emotions into destructive actions is not the answer – nor are convenient scapegoats. From the crisis, we should seize an opportunity.
Washington’s decision to slap the label on Beijing opens a new front in the simmering US-China cold war. In the long term, this is likely to accelerate the uncoupling between the world’s two largest economies, writes Tom Holland.
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When warplanes from four countries faced off over the Sea of Japan, it was as much cold war thriller as it was Top Gun
Last week’s decision to devalue the yuan against the dollar sent turbulence through international markets, but Washington should be aware that Beijing knows how to match Trump’s brinkmanship, writes Wang Xiangwei.
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Locking up troublemakers and throwing away the key would only breed revolutionaries. Instead, political reform that gives our young a sense of ownership must be part of the solution.
Impasse at the Vanguard Bank suggests diplomacy is Vietnam’s first – and last – line of defence against China’s assertiveness in the contested waters
This is no Tiananmen moment – despite delusional radicals on both left and right itching for a military intervention, Beijing is likely to wait these protests out.
While India holds that religion cannot be an organising principle, its actions in its northernmost province belie that, writes Ajai Shukla.
The controversial practice of instant divorce was already legally invalid – so why the sudden need to criminalise it too?
Competition from China and the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ pose existential questions for Indonesian industry. But in a land with a huge domestic market, a tariff or two could be beneficial
Former Singaporean foreign minister George Yeo shares his thoughts on Beijing’s simultaneous disdain and awe for the rule of law, the Chinese language and control, and a moral system built without religion.
Managing relations with the warring world powers will be a delicate balancing act for Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson. Will it be economic interest or the weight of history that tips the scales?
Almost 25 million people are trapped in forced labour worldwide and 64 per cent of them are in Asia and the Pacific.
Canberra has expressed a willingness to work with Beijing on much needed infrastructure in the region. However, concerns abound, ranging from standards to security threats, which have made the country hesitant to dive in.
Never has the question of whether to align with Washington or Beijing been more important for voters in the island’s presidential race.
About US$15 billion arrives in Vietnam each year in the form of international remittance. This money from Viet Kieu – an informal term for overseas Vietnamese – pays for much but also provokes resentment
Xi Jinping reportedly agreed to allow a compliance department chosen by the US to be embedded into the firm, but the move has only emboldened Washington.
Residents of the former Portuguese colony have fully embraced ‘one country, two systems’, and its economy is doing better than Hong Kong’s.