Politics, power and private armed groups in the Philippines
Author: Vincent Kyle Parada, Philippine Navy On 4 March 2023, Provincial Governor Roel Degamo was gunned down inside his residential…
China cosies up with Brazil’s Lula on state visit full of deals, diplomacy and South American inroads
After arriving on Wednesday, Lula’s first stop was the New Development Bank on Thursday to witness the inauguration of former…
Cross-border trade is the missing piece for India’s growth
Authors: Durairaj Kumarasamy and Manisha Nayyar, MRIIRS The potential for cross-border trade between India and its neighbouring countries — Bangladesh,…
India can’t cut back on cross-border trade
Authors: Durairaj Kumarasamy and Manisha Nayyar, MRIIRS The potential for cross-border trade between India and its neighbouring countries — Bangladesh,…
China’s crackdown on flamboyant billionaires
Author: Martin Miszerak, SolBridge International School of Business In March 2023, China’s National People’s Congress announced the establishment of a…
India’s free food policy dilemma
Authors: Debashis Chakraborty, IIFT and Ripudaman Bhardwaj, RIS The COVID-19 pandemic caused not only a health crisis but an even…
Marcos Jr’s delicate balancing act between China and the United States
Author: Jenny Balboa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Hosei University Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has shown that his…
Indonesia’s underwhelming renewable energy reform
Author: Kurnya Roesad, Global Green Growth Institute At first glance, Indonesia’s long-awaited Presidential Regulation on the Acceleration of Renewable Energy…
Chinese boy cycles 130km for 24 hours in bid to reach grandmother’s home to complain after fight with mother, found exhausted on expressway by police
Although it took him twice as long as it should have to get as far as he did, he was…
China takes centre stage in Middle East diplomacy
Author: Oliver B John, Astrolabe Global Strategy In a move widely hailed in the Persian Gulf and cautiously welcomed by…