Opinion- Page 7

November 10, 2026

Access Without Insurance: Pakistan’s Trump-Era Deals Face a Democratic Congress

Democrats won both chambers of Congress on 3 November, and they have been explicit about where they will look first. House Oversight’s ranking Democrat, Robert Garcia, told Republicans to “lawyer up”, while

Americas·Opinion

November 9, 2026

When Dollar Dominance Stops Paying Dividends

For much of the post-war era, the United States has enjoyed an economic advantage unavailable to any other major power: the ability to finance its ambitions in a currency that the rest

Americas·Asia·Opinion

November 7, 2026

Why Trump’s Midterm Loss Should Make India Hedge, Not Relax

When Democrats took both the House and the Senate on Tuesday, the instinct in New Delhi may well have been relief. A president who has lost Congress, the thinking goes, will be

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

Novorossiysk Is a Warning, Not an Anomaly

The war in Eastern Europe has just delivered a lesson the West has been slow to absorb: this is no longer a regional conflict that can be managed, contained or waited out.

August 13, 2026

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

An Alliance of Convenience, Not Command

When Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stood together in Mecca to sign a mutual defense pact, the world’s headline writers reached instinctively for

August 8, 2026

Middle East·Opinion

Canada’s Trade Boom is Real, But It’s Not the Whole Story

Canada’s trade numbers just delivered a genuine surprise, and for once, a pleasant one. The country’s merchandise trade surplus widened to C$3.86 billion in the latest reporting month, blowing past economist forecasts

August 7, 2026

Americas·Opinion

Utility Mega-Mergers as Power Industry Enters New Era

The U.S. electricity sector is witnessing a wave of consolidation as utilities race to meet soaring power demand from artificial intelligence and data centers. At the center of this transformation is NextEra

August 5, 2026

Americas·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

When the Forests Burn, So Does the State’s Credibility

France is watching, again, as flames expose the seams in its national fabric. Wildfires near Bordeaux and across the southwest have driven tens of thousands from their homes, pushed emergency services to

July 29, 2026

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

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Opinion- Page 7

Access Without Insurance: Pakistan’s Trump-Era Deals Face a Democratic Congress

When Dollar Dominance Stops Paying Dividends

Why Trump’s Midterm Loss Should Make India Hedge, Not Relax

India’s Structural Edge Over China

Novorossiysk Is a Warning, Not an Anomaly

The Sham Elections Won’t Buy Myanmar Legitimacy

An Alliance of Convenience, Not Command

Canada’s Trade Boom is Real, But It’s Not the Whole Story

Utility Mega-Mergers as Power Industry Enters New Era

Pakistan’s Silent War on Its Own Territory

India Is Quietly Splitting Into Multiple Silicon Valleys

When the Forests Burn, So Does the State’s Credibility

Asia’s Race to Escape Energy Dependence

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