Hong Kong—A revolution is rewritten
It is not too late for China to reflect and understand the sanctity of the electoral process. Hongkongers have through the ballot box brought the Goliath down, a revolution rewritten
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act complete China’s annus horribilis
The Sino-US trade war, Xinjiang leak, Hong Kong turmoil, Hong Kong election results, and on top of that both Houses of the US passing the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act complete China’s, and Xi’s, annus horribil
How is TikTok outpacing Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat on social media platform
TikTok has been downloaded 1.5 billion times globally on the App Store and Google Play, including 122 million times in America, where it is popular with a younger demographic profile.
RCEP: Malaysia negotiates better terms from China
Mahathir has used the electoral mandate and the pro-Mahathir wave to keel predecessor Najib’s pro-China policy into a more centrist one, opening the doors to the possibility of dialogue and renegotiation with China
Hong Kong protests go beyond just democratisation
Hong Kong protests run deep and go beyond just democratisation—a manifestation of the latent social and economic undercurrents
Modi-Xi Meet: How India-China ties are underscored by economic asymmetry
President Xi Jinping and Prime minister Narendra Modi have much in common—pragmatism, nationalism and marked shifts in foreign policy, but Sino-Indian relations are underscored by economic asymmetry.
Seventy years of revolution: Unprecedented backlash marks China’s rise
…With USS Ronald Reagan in the South China Sea, and Japan’s Defense White Paper 2019 calling out China as the main security threat to Japan
US-China trade war: Stakes high for Washington, higher for Beijing
The trade war, while economic in intent, has strong political undertones, and while the stakes are high for America, they are much higher for China.
How China does a volte-face in Hong Kong
China’s step down is a mystery. Is it because China cannot attempt a Tiananmen 2019 fearing global backlash? Has China been cornered because of the Reuters leaks? Is truce in Hong Kong tied to the impeding trade talks with
China’s double-barrel gun in Hong Kong backfires
Overt action of amassing armoured carriers and paramilitary forces in Shenzhen, and covertly running a social media disinformation campaign have failed to quell protests in Hong Kong.
Trade dispute: Japan seeks to emerge from the shadow of history
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s attempts to amend the Constitution and the current trade skirmish between Japan and South Korea can be traced back to history—a history that Japan seeks to put behind, but so far with little su
North Korea walks diplomatic tightrope
North Korea is seemingly being wooed by two great powers, but in reality is caught in the middle. Between a social-media savvy President Trump manoeuvring his presidential re-election campaign 2020, and the expiry of the Nort
Why did China back down in Hong Kong?
One of the key factors behind China withdrawing is Taiwan, what with China still hopeful and dangling the reunification carrot.
Indo-Pacific is ‘priority theatre’ for the US
The new American vision, marked by clarity and simplicity, reiterates that the US is a Pacific power, a resident Asian power, and that the US ‘pivot’ is here in Asia to stay—with the Indo-Pacific identified as the ‘pr
US moves against Huawei’s real owner?
It appears the American move is directed less against Huawei and more against Chinese state. The thinking is that the US is the hand that feeds China and contributes to its surplus.
The many facets of Sino-US trade dispute
While it is a forgone conclusion that both the US and China will be affected by tariffs, China will be more so. In the US, the load of tariffs will impact US importers and indirectly impact consumers who now have to pay more
How US steadily upping the game to counter China
The US has claimed that China’s coast guard and fishing boats are not harmless, benign entities, but de facto maritime militia expanding China’s presence in the seas.
Taming the Dragon: What works for India when it comes to dealing with China
Be it Europe or Asia, there is one commonality that underpins relations with China—ambivalence and pragmatism.
Hanoi Summit: Will the economic hook open the diplomatic window?
The 2019 North Korea-US Hanoi Summit highlighted that the US has the proverbial wild card— the promise of economic boom that may open a diplomatic window and shape future negotiations.
Dragon in the room: China’s technology strides augur well for developing world
There are allegations that China’s practices force foreign companies to part with technology—a backhanded intellectual theft that has been at the heart of the China-US discord. There have been ethical concerns, too (the 2
Is China witnessing a backlash of departure from moderniser Deng Xiaoping’s dictrums?
China’s command economy has returned through the backdoor, with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the state’s effort to pick and promote private enterprise such as information and communications giant Huawei, telecom
Book review: ‘What China and India Once Were’ by Sheldon Pollock and Benjamin Elman
A vast body of works that takes the reader back and forth in time, gazing at the two neighbouring countries through the prisms of history, literature, science, art, politics and much more.
Japan’s historical muddle in Northeast peninsula: Naomi Osaka, Denny Tamaki, Priyanka Yoshikawa open Pandora’s box
Japan’s Naomi Osaka, Denny Tamaki and Priyanka Yoshikawa open a Pandora’s box.
Japan-North Korea relations remain in a freeze – Shinzo Abe seeks an evolution of Yoshida Doctrine
Shinzo Abe seeks an evolution of Yoshida Doctrine. Abe has made constitutional revision high on the agenda, seeking the ‘birth of a new Japan’ before it hosts the 2020 Olympics.
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ comes to town: Based on the best-selling novel Crazy Rich Asians
Beyond the chaff of class, riches and the fluff, ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ comes across as a reminder of the possibilities and choiceful learnings from Singapore’s economic transformation.
The return of Mahathir Mohamad: Malaysia leans on Japan
As a major ASEAN and regional player, actively reaching out to Japan, re-examining Chinese investments, and being upfront on the South China Sea, Mahathir Mohamad has onset a change in the region—still being tested, but one
Trump-Kim summit: China caught off-guard?
As Singapore prepares to host the leaders, it is still unknown whether the US will foot the bill for the North Korean leader’s trip and if the North Korean delegation will travel using the (old) Soviet-made Ilyushin Il-62 o
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