Asian Editors Circle
Seeking happiness the Bhutanese way
People and organisation in many countries around the world claim to have adopted Bhutan’s human development vision of Gross National Happiness (GNH).
Is the future truly Asian?
This is a question that is at the heart of the tensions across the Pacific. To Parag Khanna, author of The Future Is Asian, the answer is almost self-evident. However, if you read his book carefully, you will find that he thinks global power will be shared between Asian and Western
New chapter emerging as East meets West again
And so we have come to the end of the End of History.
Fragile wings, cloudy skies
To the uninitiated observer, the recent announcement of India’s civil aviation regulator that domestic airlines had registered growth of 2.62 percent in the first five months of 2019 in comparison to 2018 may suggest cloudless skies.
Tea and wine, and the twain shall meet
During one of his visits to Europe, President Xi Jinping referred to tea and wine as beverages symbolising the difference and compatibilities between Chinese and European cultures. Indeed, a cross-civilisation perspective better reflects the new dimension of China-Europe relations in recent years.
Forging community ties, one friendly gesture at a time
Singapore is well known for its Third to First World economic transformation, its efficient, effective government, as well as for being a fine, clean and green city. The annual Shangri-La Dialogue, when defence chiefs from many countries gather on the island to thrash out the geopolitical issues
King Bhumibol sowed the seeds of a new economic doctrine
If one looks too close, one can miss the big, overall picture. Too far out and important details can go unnoticed.
Moderation, a wilting hallmark of Malaysia
Throughout the months of September and October, the uproar in Malaysian society in the run-up to the 14th general elections that could be called anytime now, has been energised by controversies such as one over a proposed beer...
2017: Time for Asia to take risks
A century ago, the 1917 Russian Revolution marked the end of the First World War, that changed the 20th century into a new divide between different ideologies.
Sexist politicians are a universal pain
Let's stop blaming Trump for our misogynistic world. Even without him, there are plenty of men in leadership positions who think women are just fair game.
Pakistan's road to China
With investment slumping and exports declining, Pakistan is increasingly banking on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to drive future growth.
Is the US electoral democracy showing signs of failure or fatigue?
Authoritarian regimes and dictators around the world must feel vindicated by the just concluded presidential race in the United States, the one-time champion of liberal democracy that had the habit of exporting, if not imposing, its political system and the accompanying values to the rest of the world.
Will Xi Jinping's visit to Bangladesh be a regional game changer?
How much of a game changing impact will Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to Bangladesh, 30 years after the last such visit, have on politics of this region and beyond?
Myanmar: One year after the Nov 8 election
On November 8, the United States will host an intriguing election. As the date draws closer, the results of the election appear harder to forecast.
Duterte's American fixation
Duterte's war on drugs is an American invention. It is an American travesty of justice, which Duterte seems intent on imposing on his own country. Not least, it is an American failure, with which Duterte is unaccountably fixated.
Selling a brand named nationalism
It’s time to worry when an utterly illogical proposition begins to sound half-way logical because it has been repeated over and over again, and because glaring gaps in reason have been plugged with dollops of nationalism.
Toxic Trump and his trumped up foes
One newspaper called him a “most unlikely pretender to high office”, a “dunderhead” with a “big mouth”, known for his “scattershot, impulsive style”.
Asia: Heading towards a seismic shift
In a decade's time, visitors to Asean, South and North Asia may find their personal experiences in their respective destinations differ quite drastically.