Why Southeast Asia Should Welcome AUKUS
Decades ago, in 1976, then-Indonesian Foreign Minister Adam Malik compared Australia to an appendix in Southeast Asia’s abdominal cavity: It only matters when it hurts. In other words, as th... Read more
Analysis: China and Taiwan bids catch CPTPP chair Japan off guard
Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff writer and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipi... Read more
For years now, artificial intelligence has been hailed as both a savior and a destroyer. The technology really can make our lives easier, letting us summon our phones with a “Hey, Siri” and... Read more
India, Taiwan May Ink Mega Deal to Set Up $7.5 bn Chip Manufacturing Plant. Here’s Why it’s Global Rescue
In order to address the global semiconductor chip shortage issue, India is in talks with Taiwan. According to an exclusive report by Bloomberg, this could bring chip manufacturing to South A... Read more
In Afghanistan’s ‘moment of reckoning,’ the Taliban lead a harsher-than-promised crackdown
The Taliban swept across Afghanistan claiming to be the honest and legitimate voice of the people, presenting themselves as a changed outfit and offering amnesty to opponents and vague promi... Read more
Predator drone on his mind, PM Modi to meet General Atomics CEO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting five heads of US global companies on September 23 separately with the objective of making India a key player in global supply chains and in the Indo-P... Read more
Navy House’s Cyclic Euphoric Moments
By a happy coincidence, the Navy House—the residence of the Chief of the Naval Staff—on New Delhi’s Rajaji Marg was the venue of two get-togethers of India’s military top brass during which... Read more
US rules out adding India or Japan to security alliance with Australia, UK
The US has ruled out adding India or Japan to the new trilateral security partnership with Australia and Britain to meet the challenges of the 21st century in the strategic Indo-Pacific regi... Read more
Chinese State-Backed Hackers Targeted India’s Government Agency And Times Group Using Winnti Malware
Over the years, several cybersecurity investigations have highlighted China’s state-sponsored hacking campaign, targeting foreign governments, businesses and intellectual property. Recently,... Read more
On This Day in 1965: India and Pakistan Ceasefire Goes into Effect Ending the Indo-Pakistani War
Encouraged by the results of Sino-Indian conflict of 1962, Pakistan tried to seek a solution to the Kashmir problem with a military confrontation with India in 1965, but it ended with an Ind... Read more