Archive
September 29, 2011
Cosplay Diplomacy
Cosplay is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. Japan should seize the chance to exploit it.
Korea Courts Central Asia
South Korea is intensifying its courting of resource-rich Central Asian states such as Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
2G Scam Furore Over?
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister P Chidambaram send an ‘all’s well’ message over the 2G note.
China Drops Confucius Prize?
A Chinese cultural organisation has called off the Confucius Peace Prize just a year after the award was launched.
America’s Foreign Policy Fiasco
Barack Obama’s once promising foreign policy has been undermined by short-sighted support for Israel and muddled objectives in Afghanistan.
India and the South China Sea
China has warned India about an oil and gas exploration project with Vietnam in the South China Sea.
Aid and Independence
Almost a decade after it secured independence, Timor-Leste remains the second poorest state in Asia. It might help if aid donors listened a little more.