DRI | COVID-19 IN ASIA
Presented by Diplomat Risk Intelligence
May 28, 2020
Pakistan Plans Another COVID-19 Lockdown. Will It Work?
By Umair Jamal
Will Islamabad be able to bring the pandemic under control?
May 26, 2020
This Is How Duterte Could Declare Martial Law in the Philippines
By Nick Aspinwall
Experts fear the Philippine president is testing the waters for a constitutionally viable declaration of nationwide martial law.
May 25, 2020
India’s Second Plague: Locusts
By Neeta Lal
Already hard-hit by the coronavirus, India’s farmers are also battling a massive invasion of locusts.
DRI | APAC Risks, Analyzed
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June 05, 2020
Tariffs and Digital Technology in Modi’s Self-Reliant India
By Ameya Pratap Singh and Urvi Tembey
COVID-19 has ushered in a greater emphasis on domestic capacity building in Modi’s India.
June 05, 2020
Fingers, Boots, and Lines: Understanding the 2020 India-China Border Tensions
By Ankit Panda
What’s driving the latest bout of India-China tensions?
June 04, 2020
Is China Changing Its Thinking on Data Localization?
By Xiaomeng Lu
What to make of new provincial cross-border data flow proposals.
Magazine
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June 01, 2020
Pakistan’s Climate Wake-up Call
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The temporary blue skies brought by the COVID-19 slowdown have inspired soul-searching over Pakistan’s current development path.
June 01, 2020
Kazakhstan on the Edge
By Aigerim Toleukhanova
In 2019, Kazakhstan was catapulted into political transition. 2020 has yielded its own shocking changes.
June 01, 2020
Timor-Leste’s New Kingmakers
By Bardia Rahmani
How an outlawed martial arts group facilitated a critical shift in Timor-Leste’s political scene.
June 01, 2020
China and the COVID-19 Debt Crunch
By Hannah Ryder
Is relief from China the answer to the debt woes of COVID-19?
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
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June 05, 2020
UK Offers Hong Kongers a Potential Exit Strategy
By Eleanor Albert
The U.K., along with Taiwan and the U.S., is discussing making it easier for Hong Kongers to migrate ahead of a looming national security law.
June 04, 2020
Focus Shifts to Hong Kong’s Fate on Tiananmen Anniversary
June 03, 2020
With New Divorce Rule, China Further Pushes ‘Family Values’
June 02, 2020
The Meng Wanzhou Case Speaks to China’s Diplomatic Paranoia
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
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June 05, 2020
Will Trump’s Arms Control Dreams for China Come True? Absolutely Not
By Robert Farley
China has no interest in the kind of arms control being discussed by the Trump administration.
June 05, 2020
India Expands Diplomatic Efforts Amid Border Standoff With China
June 04, 2020
US UN Ambassador Pushes Back on Chinese South China Sea Claims
June 04, 2020
Can US-China-Russia Arms Control Really Work?
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
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June 02, 2020
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Denies Chinese Naval Base Again—But What’s Really Happening?
By Ankit Panda
The Cambodian prime minister has pushed back on the idea of exclusive basing rights for any country.
May 29, 2020
What COVID-19 Means for the US-Japan Alliance
May 27, 2020
Is the Chinese JH-7 an Answer to the Pakistan Air Force’s Deep Strike Needs?
May 22, 2020
Bridging Strategy and Space: Indian Defense Reforms
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
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June 05, 2020
Rights Group Says Another Thai Dissident Abducted in Southeast Asia
By Associated Press
Armed men snatched Wanchalearm Satsaksit off the street in front of his apartment in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh late Thursday afternoon.
June 05, 2020
What Does a New Magazine Tell Us About ASEAN’s Push for Regional Integration?
June 05, 2020
The Philippines’ Broad Anti-Terrorism Law Takes Aim at Dissent
June 04, 2020
Singapore: Election Politics Amid the Pandemic
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
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June 05, 2020
Will Pakistan’s Mass Surveillance Strategy Outlive the Pandemic?
By Kaukab Tahir Shairani
With over 51,000 active COVID-19 cases, Pakistani authorities have remained silent on the scope and effectiveness of the militant-tracking system.
June 06, 2020
New Delhi Nurses Protest as Cracks Show in Indian Healthcare
June 05, 2020
Amid Virus, Those in India’s Largest Slum Help One Another
June 04, 2020
What Does COVID-19 Mean for Terrorism in Bangladesh?
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
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June 05, 2020
North Korea Is Watching the US Anti-Racism Protests
By Edward Howell
In Pyongyang’s eyes, the racism in America is just more proof of the U.S. “hostile policy.”
June 04, 2020
South Korea’s Elderly Face Unique Challenges From COVID-19
June 02, 2020
Moon Jae-in Holds on to His Dream of North Korea Diplomacy
May 29, 2020
On Hong Kong, South Korea Is Caught Between China and US
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
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June 04, 2020
Japan’s Challenges Balancing National Security and Economics
By Michio Ueda
National security and economic interests are perhaps more tightly bound together than ever before.
May 27, 2020
Japan Ends Coronavirus State of Emergency, Aims to Gradually Reopen the Economy
May 27, 2020
Coronavirus or No, Japan’s Politics Remain Stuck
May 25, 2020
Abe’s Popularity Plummets Amid Latest Controversy
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
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June 05, 2020
Look at Taiwan in Its Own Right
By Gerrit van der Wees
A recent article by Daniel Russel continues a long, flawed tradition of viewing Taiwan as a subset of U.S.-China relations.
June 05, 2020
National Security Laws in General Are Not a Problem. Hong Kong’s Is.
June 04, 2020
In Hong Kong, Remembering Tiananmen Is Now Forbidden
June 04, 2020
Trump’s Handling of the US Protests Plays Right Into China’s Hands
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
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June 04, 2020
COVID-19 Cases at Kazakhstan’s Tengiz Oil Field Top 1,000
By Catherine Putz
Two-thirds of the field’s workforce were sent home late last month, but it continues to grow as a virus hotspot.
June 03, 2020
Kyrgyz Authorities Make Corruption Accusation Against Journalist
June 03, 2020
What Are the Implications of China’s Growing Security Role in Central Asia?
June 02, 2020
Former President Atambayev Barred From His Own Trial
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
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June 04, 2020
What the US-Philippines VFA Withdrawal Suspension Does and Doesn’t Say About the Alliance
By Prashanth Parameswaran
While this is an important temporary reprieve for the alliance, it leaves some broader strategic challenges unresolved.
June 04, 2020
Trump Suggests a G7 Expansion to Include Australia, India, and South Korea. Is That Realistic?
June 02, 2020
With North Korea, Peace Can Precede Denuclearization
June 02, 2020
To Compete with China, the US Needs a Better Narrative Than a ‘New Cold War’
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
MJune 05, 2020
Tariffs and Digital Technology in Modi’s Self-Reliant India
By Ameya Pratap Singh and Urvi Tembey
COVID-19 has ushered in a greater emphasis on domestic capacity building in Modi’s India.
June 04, 2020
Is China Changing Its Thinking on Data Localization?
June 03, 2020
South Korea to Reopen WTO Complaint Over Japan Trade Curbs
June 02, 2020
COVID-19: The Impact on China-Africa Debt
Asia Life
The Other Asia-Pacific
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June 05, 2020
Cyberbullying and the Tragedy of Hana Kimura
By Hayden Marks
Governments around the world have struggled to figure out how to best confront and stop online harassment. Japan is no exception.
June 05, 2020
Taiwan to Loosen COVID Social Distancing Restrictions, Announces Global Assistance Measures
May 28, 2020
Tokyo Olympics Just Beginning the Race to Reset Themselves
May 19, 2020
Sports Behind Closed Doors: Lessons from the Koreas
Oceania
The South Pacific
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June 05, 2020
Pacific Island Leaders Weigh Trans-Pacific Bubble With Australia and New Zealand
By Joshua Mcdonald
Some Pacific leaders support the proposal, while others have said it's way too soon.
June 03, 2020
Australia-India Relations: What to Expect From the Modi-Morrison Virtual Summit
May 27, 2020
What Changes in Hong Kong Could Mean for Australia
May 27, 2020
US Weighs in on Australia’s BRI Controversy Amid State and Federal Divide
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
PJune 05, 2020
Fingers, Boots, and Lines: Understanding the 2020 India-China Border Tensions
By Ankit Panda
What’s driving the latest bout of India-China tensions?
May 29, 2020
Will China’s Upcoming National Security Law Mark the End of an Autonomous Hong Kong?
May 22, 2020
Assessing the Indian Government’s Response to COVID-19
May 13, 2020
Friends and Enemies: Making Sense of the CCP’s Overseas Political Interference
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
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April 21, 2020
A Glimpse Inside India’s COVID-19 Lockdown in Assam
By StoriesAsia
India’s northeast has been relatively less affected by the pandemic, but the lockdown takes its toll.
April 10, 2020
Kashmir’s Fragile Floating Marvels
April 06, 2020
Inside COVID-19 Quarantine in Kyrgyzstan
March 04, 2020
Who Will Save Luang Prabang?
Videos
Asia on Video
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May 19, 2020
Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Lockdown in India
By Vishal Arora
An Indian tutor teaches from her balcony with kids sitting a floor below