India is benefiting from Trump 2.0
On March 5th Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, India’s minister of external affairs, was in his element. At Chatham House, a think-tan...
Are these the world’s most beautiful airports?
AIR TRAVEL in India can be frustrating. Flights at major airports are often delayed. Security protocols vary from one city to...
The global importance of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest
WHEN RODRIGO DUTERTE was arrested on the morning of March 11th, as he stepped off a plane in Manila, hundreds of supporters t...
Indonesia’s shakedown of Apple comes to an end
It was billed as a stand for “principles of fairness” against an uncaring foreign tech giant. Such was the heady rhetoric Ind...
Why New Zealanders are emigrating in record numbers
“DITCH the winter chill” and “expand your horizons in sunny South East Queensland!” reads one newspaper advert, luring New Ze...
Asian allies fear being dumped by Trump
WHO WILL be next? As America abandons Ukraine and ignores European allies, its closest friends in Asia ask whether they too w...
Donald Trump’s cuts to USAID will hurt Asia, too
Even before Donald Trump’s administration slashed USAID, foreign aid was becoming less important in Asia. Thanks to economic ...
A new law targets India’s third-biggest landowner:Allah
Architecturally, there is little to connect Delhi’s Parliament Street mosque with the 27-floor vertical palace in Mumbai that...
Prabowo Subianto is drastically cutting Indonesia’s budget
On February 24th Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia’s president, launched Danantara, a sovereign-wealth fund. At his disposal will i...
The election in Tajikistan is unlikely to be democratic
On March 2nd Tajiks will vote in a general election. The exercise is unlikely to be a democratic process; rather, it will pro...