Archive
July 2018
So What, It’s Not Cricket? India Joins the Football Craze
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The World Cup offers clues as to football’s growing popularity in India.
3D Printing Is Here to Disrupt Asia's Security Order
By Robert Farley
The Indo-Pacific won't be immune to the effects of 3D printing.
Russia’s Pacific Fleet to Receive 2 Fast Attack Subs in 2020
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Two new diesel-electric attack submarines are expected to be handed over to the Russian Pacific Fleet by November 2020.
Pakistan’s Bittersweet Election Season
By Daud Khattak
Instead of a celebration of democratic transfer of power, doubts are growing about interference in the political campaigns.
The Fight for Democracy in Asia Is Alive and Well
By Chee Soon Juan
The idea that “Asian values” are antithetical to democracy has long since been exposed as fiction.
Shanghai Torn Apart After 2 Schoolboys Killed in Random Knife Attack
By Charlotte Gao
To “take revenge on society,” a man attacked children with knife outside an elite elementary school in Shanghai.
Why Vietnam’s First RIMPAC Participation Matters
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Hanoi’s inaugural participation in RIMPAC 2018 merits as much attention as Beijing’s exclusion.
Challenges Ahead for Brunei’s Military as It Marks 57 Years
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Anniversary comes amid lingering challenges for the Southeast Asian state’s defense.
Rooting for the Trees: India’s Capital Awakens to Its Ecological Challenges
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Recent protests against tree cutting underline Delhi’s problems with pollution.
Japan's World Cup Roller Coaster
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan squeezed through into the World Cup's final 16 thanks to FIFA's "fair play" rules.
Japan and India Are Better Off Aligned Than Allied
By Rohan Mukherjee
Both Japan and India may be best served by their existing alignment instead of pursuing an alliance.
India’s Nepal Challenge Intensifies
By Harsh V. Pant
India should give Nepal no reason to tilt toward China.