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ASEAN And India Are Becoming Each Other’s Strategic Hedge In An Uncertain World

As global uncertainty deepens, India and ASEAN are emerging as mutual strategic hedges. From trade and supply chains to education, migration and...

01.01.2026 20

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India’s Buddhist Diplomacy: Pilgrims Come, Travellers Still Too Few

From December 2 to 13, 2025, Bodh Gaya in Bihar, where the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree, will host more than 20,000 monks, nuns,...

23.11.2025 10

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Babies And The Battle For The Future: What India Offers

Miss that window, and the consequences are lifelong. “When children miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” as UNICEF warns, “they pay...

30.10.2025 10

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India's Aspiration Paradox: Lessons From Vietnam & China In The Global Talent Race

Every society aspires. But in India, aspiration has long been framed through the prism of exit. For many in the middle class, success means...

30.09.2025 10

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A Lesson From ASEAN To The Indian MSMEs On Trade Tariffs

If we could have Operation Sindoor, why can’t we have Operation Exports?” That question, posed by Vinod Kumar, President of the India SME Forum,...

27.08.2025 10

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Beyond The Bargaining Table: How India's Soft Power Is Rewriting The ASEAN Playbook

Trade talks between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a dynamic block of 10 economies with over 650 million people and a...

27.07.2025 9

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Risk To Life vs Jobs: A Dilemma Facing Indians In War Zones

A fragile truce now holds between the two long-standing adversaries, bringing their twelve-day war to an end. Ravi has spent nearly two decades in...

29.06.2025 10

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Asia’s Talent Grab: Can India Seize The Moment As US Falters?

A federal judge in the US has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plan to revoke Harvard’s ability to enrol foreign students. The...

01.06.2025 10

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Soft Power And Hard Battles In Times Of Tariff Turmoil

Beijing has seized the moment to project itself as a source of stability and is offering ASEAN nations a narrative of inclusion and mutual growth.

20.04.2025 30

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How To Make New Friends, Survive Trump 2.0’s Trade Agenda

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has already cautioned against the knock-on effects of a trade war on the global...

23.03.2025 10

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Indian Tourists Flock To Southeast Asia, But ASEAN Visitors To India Remain Low—Here’s Why

Southeast Asia is looking to India for a tourism reboot. The pitch is working, going by the rising number of Indian tourists flocking to Southeast...

09.02.2025 40

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Can India's Creative Economy Rise Amidst Regional And Global Challenges?

Bollywood’s global appeal highlights India’s potential, but skill gaps and competition persist.

26.12.2024 4

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Is Asia Better Prepared For The Trump 2.0 Administration?

Donald Trump says he wants manufacturing jobs to return to the US and disentangle its supply chains from China

28.11.2024 5

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South By Southeast: Marriage Equality – Will India Heed The Thai Message?

Cultural conservatives in Asia typically frame legal rights for sexual and gender minorities as something uniquely ‘Western.’ Thailand punctures...

17.10.2024 3

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India’s Growing Relevance In SE Asia Is Hamstrung By Economic And Cultural Matters

The fact is that while India’s economic ties with ASEAN have become stronger, India faces a huge trade deficit with the bloc

19.09.2024 2

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Youth Unemployment Is A Shared Challenge For SE Asian Countries

What is also worrying a lot of people is the number of educated youth who are out of work. This matters hugely in countries with dominantly young...

22.08.2024 1

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