In the New Cold War, Europe’s Approach to China Is Already Outdated
That Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war not just in Ukraine, but against Western democracies more broadly, should hardly be news, even if many in Europe and North America...
View ArticleSevere Turbulence over Myanmar
The Singapore Airlines flight was at a cruising altitude of 37,000 feet above southern Myanmar when it hit a patch of rough weather on may 21. The Boeing 777-300ER suddenly lurched upward, throwing...
View ArticleFreedom of the Seas Requires US Leadership
A recently conducted joint patrol of the South China Seas (SCS) between the United States, Australia, Japan, and the Philippines marked the first combined multinational maritime patrol in those...
View ArticleModi Wins a Third Term But the Opposition INDIA Bloc Cuts Incumbent BJP Down...
In one of the most closely contested elections in recent times, the opposition INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) coalition made a remarkable debut, bagging 234 seats even as...
View ArticleChina’s Quest for New Heroes
This weekend marks the start of the Dragon Boat Festival in China. During this holiday Chinese people around the world traditionally compete in or watch long wooden boat races, eat sticky-rice balls...
View ArticleWhat Will Modi 3.0 Mean for India’s Foreign Policy?
According to the results of the general elections in India announced on June 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third term in office. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have to rely on...
View ArticlePhilippines Accuses China of Seizing Air-Dropped Supplies in South China Sea
The Philippine military has accused China of “aggressive and unprovoked interference,” claiming that Chinese personnel seized supplies, including food and medicine, that it had airdropped to an outpost...
View ArticleWhy Southeast Asian Telcos Are Taking Losses on Their Overseas Holdings
In the financial year ending March 2024, Singapore’s Singtel posted a net profit of around $589 million at current exchange rates. This is a 64 percent decrease from the previous financial year, when...
View ArticleModi Wins But Is Shackled. Muslims Get Respite From Hindutva
“I am so relieved. I didn’t want to go abroad and look for a job again,” said my friend in response to my WhatsApp call inquiring how he felt about the outcome of the Indian general election. Even...
View ArticleImams in Uzbekistan Asked to Stay off Social Media
On May 27, imams working at mosques in Uzbekistan were reportedly warned against going on social media platforms and engaging with any content. The assistant chief imam of Tashkent city, Ergash...
View ArticleBangladesh’s Vulnerable Coastlines on the Frontline of Climate Effects
The Bay of Bengal, the world’s largest bay, has always been one of the hotbeds for tropical cyclones. On the night of May 26, Cyclone Remal made landfall 80 kilometers southeast of the Indian city of...
View ArticleUnder Modi 3.0, India Will Retain Its Foreign Policy Course
While the results of the Indian parliamentary elections were rather unexpected, no major shift is likely to occur in the country’s foreign policy. Most commentators, and most exit polls, predicted a...
View ArticleJapan’s Birth Rate Falls to a Record Low as the Number of Marriages Also Drops
Japan’s birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023, according to Health Ministry data released on Wednesday. A government official described the situation as critical and urged...
View ArticleIs India Making a Good Bet on Iran?
The quest for strategic autonomy remains the lodestar of India’s foreign policy, whether through Cold War era non-alignment or the new age of multi-alignment. India’s growing strategic embrace of the...
View ArticleLow Voter Turnout, Apathy Mar Bangladesh’s Local Elections
A few years ago, Tahsin Irteza, a 23-year-old university student, obtained his National Identity Card from Bhandaria, an upazila (subdistrict) in Pirojpur, Barisal division, where he was born and...
View ArticleIndonesia’s President Says New Capital On Track, Despite Resignations
Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said yesterday that he plans to start working from the country’s new capital city next month, seeking to allay concerns over the future of the project...
View ArticleCould Iran be a Gateway for Central Asia?
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project may finally get underway, according to Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov. At the 8th annual Trans-Caspian Forum, organized by the Caspian Policy...
View ArticleModi’s Re-election: A Chance to Revitalize Afghanistan-India Relations
For centuries, and particularly over the last two decades, India and Afghanistan have shared a close and friendly relationship. This relationship was significantly disrupted when the Taliban took over...
View ArticleSamudra Manthan: Political Churnings in Maldives and the Indian Ocean Region
After the tumultuous election season in South Asia, this week’s episode of Beyond the Indus takes a look at the geopolitics of the wider Indian Ocean Region (IOR). We speak to Daniel Bosley about the...
View ArticleHong Kong and Tiananmen: Erasing Memory in the Name of National Security
On June 3, in the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, performance artist Sanmu Chan wrote the Chinese characters for “8964” （八九六四）with his finger in the air. He then mimed pouring wine onto the...
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