Archive
August 2021
India Must Champion the Cause of Afghan Refugees More Inclusively
By Mohamed Zeeshan
Even as it leads global action on Afghanistan at the UNSC, India must salvage its own credibility as a hospitable destination for asylum seekers.
Despite COVID-19, Indonesian President Pledges to Continue With Economic Reforms
By Sebastian Strangio
President Joko Widodo said that the development of infrastructure and "quality human capital" will remain priorities for the remainder of his second term.
In China, ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Is the Only Accepted Religion
By William Nee
To understand China’s crackdown on religion, we need to look beyond the repression of any single faith.
COVID-19 Shrank India’s Burgeoning Middle Class
By Sayan Ghosh, Zenger News
India has witnessed a drop in living standards across all income tiers, significantly denting its efforts to catch up to China.
The Taliban’s Careful Cheerleaders: Pakistan’s Statements on the Fall of Kabul
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Islamabad has always secretly supported the Taliban. Now it is laying the ground to do so openly.
India’s Harsh Anti-Terror Law Comes Under Rare Scrutiny
By Sheikh Saaliq
The law allows authorities to designate someone as a terrorist and detain them without producing any incriminating evidence.
From Ethnic Nationalism to Social Media: How North Korea Leverages Its Soft Power Abroad
By Jason Bartlett
Kim Jong Un recently instructed the country’s propagandists to improve overseas messaging efforts.
Afghan Forces Flee, Fly, to Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
How will Central Asian states handle Afghan government forces that have fled as the Taliban take control in Kabul?
Japan Extends, Expands Coronavirus Emergency as Cases Surge Post-Olympics
By Yuri Kageyama
“The surge in infections is reaching alarming record highs,” Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said in announcing the decision.
The Last Hearing of a Khmer Rouge Leader
By Youk Chhang
The impending closure of the Khmer Rouge Tribunal must be recognized as the beginning of a new chapter in Cambodia’s search for justice.
China’s Digital Nationalism and Activism
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Florian Schneider
A New Way to Explain – and Predict – China’s Economic Policymaking
By Sara Hsu
Using a machine-learning process and a variety of economic, media, and regulatory factors, I have found ways to understand how certain types of Chinese policies are made.