Asia

September 13, 2026

BRICS 2026 is Proof That Diplomacy Still Works

In our fractured world, the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, produced something that has become rare in high politics: a long, negotiated text that every member accepted. The New Delhi

Asia·Opinion

September 2, 2026

The General at the Top, And the Troubles Underneath

There are two versions of Pakistan visible today. The first is the Pakistan presented abroad. Its army chief, General Asim Munir, is received in foreign capitals, photographed with political and business elites

Americas·Asia·Opinion

August 23, 2026

Choosing Partners, Not Sides: Brazil’s India Bet

Last week, while much of Brazil’s attention was fixed on the usual churn of domestic issues, our Communications Minister, Frederico de Siqueira Filho, signed a document in Pune, India, that deserves far

Who Really Makes Your Gadgets Now?

Pick up your phone. Turn it over. Somewhere on the back, in letters small enough that most people never bother to read them, is a line that used to say almost the

August 20, 2026

Asia·Technology

China’s Slowdown Isn’t a Blip. It’s a Warning.

For most of this year, Beijing’s economic managers have offered a familiar reassurance: growth is cooling, but it’s cooling in a controlled, deliberate way — the natural byproduct of a planned shift

August 18, 2026

Asia·Opinion

India’s Structural Edge Over China

For four decades, “the China story” was the only story worth telling about Asian growth. A command economy poured concrete, wired factories, and moved hundreds of millions of people from farms to

August 14, 2026

Asia·Opinion

The Sham Elections Won’t Buy Myanmar Legitimacy

When Senior General Min Aung Hlaing stepped off his aircraft at Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport, inspectable under a full military honor guard and flanked by smiling Thai officials, the symbolism was unmistakable.

August 12, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Pakistan’s Silent War on Its Own Territory

For two months, the mountain towns of Pakistan-administered Kashmir have been under a kind of siege that rarely makes it into Western headlines. Rangers have fired on unarmed crowds. Internet and mobile

August 4, 2026

Asia·Opinion

India Is Quietly Splitting Into Multiple Silicon Valleys

For two decades, the story of India’s Global Capability Centres was really a story about two or three cities. Bengaluru ran the engineering. Hyderabad and the National Capital Region picked up much

August 3, 2026

Asia·Opinion

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

The recent conflict involving Iran has done far more than disrupt tanker traffic and lift fuel prices for a few weeks. It has triggered a deeper strategic reassessment across developing Asia, where

July 27, 2026

Asia·Middle East·Opinion

The Bailout That’s Bankrolling Repression

For decades, Pakistan has asked the world to view its troubles through a single lens: an existential rivalry with India that supposedly explains everything from its bloated defense budget to its periodic

July 22, 2026

Asia·Opinion

The New Architects of the Indo-Pacific

For most of the postwar era, the map of Asian power ran through a familiar set of capitals: Washington, Beijing, Tokyo. India sat, geographically and strategically, off to the side—a subcontinental power

July 20, 2026

Asia·Australia·Opinion

The Quiet Architecture of Power: What India’s Indo-Pacific Swing Really Means

When a head of government spends six days moving through three countries, it is tempting to file the trip under ceremony: handshakes, banquets, a joint statement or two, and a return home

July 14, 2026

Asia·Australia·Opinion

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Asia

BRICS 2026 is Proof That Diplomacy Still Works

The General at the Top, And the Troubles Underneath

Choosing Partners, Not Sides: Brazil’s India Bet

Who Really Makes Your Gadgets Now?

China’s Slowdown Isn’t a Blip. It’s a Warning.

India’s Structural Edge Over China

The Sham Elections Won’t Buy Myanmar Legitimacy

Pakistan’s Silent War on Its Own Territory

India Is Quietly Splitting Into Multiple Silicon Valleys

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

The Bailout That’s Bankrolling Repression

The New Architects of the Indo-Pacific

The Quiet Architecture of Power: What India’s Indo-Pacific Swing Really Means

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