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Reporting on the silence of siege in Kashmir

I have witnessed multiple clampdowns in my 10 years as a journalist in Kashmir, but this year has been the worst. Life was turned upside down, for...

Fahad Shah

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Four steps for Jokowi to save Indonesian democracy

Over the past two months, as President Joko Widodo prepared to embark on his second term in office, students took to the streets across the country...

Michael Vatikiotis

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Chinese soft power is a carrot being undermined by a stick

China’s policymakers are well aware of the importance of soft power in shaping a nation’s standing in the world. Indeed, its leaders have often...

Cary Huang

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Chinese leaders’ business affairs should be as clear as a US$15,000 crystal horse from Deutsche Bank

On Wednesday, The New York Times ran an intriguing story on its front page on how Deutsche Bank won business in China “by charming and enriching...

Wang Xiangwei

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On India-China ties, Modi and Xi have the will. Do they have a way?

As the dust settles on the “informal summit” at the weekend between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping,...

Ananth Krishnan

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Why the Philippine-US Kamandag war games are a balancing act for Duterte

The third annual Kamandag military exercises could not have come at a more critical time, with the Philippines expanding its China and Russia ties,...