Category: Asia
East Timor Joins ASEAN — and Now Comes the Hard Part
Challenges and hopes for prosperity and stability By Ramesh Jaura This article first appeared on https://rjaura.substack.com BERLIN | 3 November 2025 (WorldView) — It took half a century, two foreign
Read MoreSri Lanka Is the Crucial Hub of the Ancient Maritime Silk Road
By Ambassador Dr Palitha Kohona The writer is Sri Lanka’s Former Ambassador to China, a former Permanent Representative to the UN, a former Foreign Secretary, and a former Head of
Read MoreThe Changing Monsoon in The Himalayas: Lessons from Bhutan’s Floods
By Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood, Prangya Paramita Gupta, Shashwat Avi, and Sanjay Srivastava, ESCAP* BANGKOK | 29 October 2025 (WorldView) — The Himalayan arc from Bhutan through Nepal and India into Pakistan
Read MoreLatest UN Resolution Puts Sri Lanka’s Commitment To The Test
By A.L.A. Azeez* This article was first published on Daily FT. COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 19 October 2025 (WorldView) — Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath made a statement in Parliament on Thursday, explaining
Read MoreOperation Colombo: Blueprint for Assassination in the Global South
The Shadow Play Behind Assassinations of Bandaranaike and Allende Revisited By Darini Rajasingham Senanayake* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 1 October 2025 (WorldView) — September marks anniversaries in the chilling deaths
Read MoreSaudi–Pakistan Pact Redefines Collective Defence in the Gulf
By A.L.A. Azeez* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 21 September 2025 (WorldView) — What does it entail when two states enter into a mutual defence pact? What if one of them
Read MoreTransforming Cross-Border Connectivity in Eastern South Asia
By Joseph George, Mikiko Tanaka and Rajan Ratna* Small steps towards digitalisation of trade and transport processes are laying the foundations for seamless, cost-effective, and collaborative cross-border connectivity in the
Read MorePromises vs. Power: Inside Sri Lanka’s Leftist Government
By Neville de Silva* LONDON | 17 September 2025 (WorldView) — Two years ago, in September, a comparatively little-known politician did what many of Sri Lanka’s 22 million people did
Read MoreSri Lanka Should Pursue “Engage-to-Disengage” Strategy at the Human Rights Council
By A.L.A. Azeez* COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 13 August 2025 (WorldView) — Time is ticking off. And it is ticking off on Sri Lanka’s human rights and accountability front, in
Read MoreMultipolar Africa: As the U.S. Steps Back, a New World Arrives
A New Scramble, A New Sovereignty By Ramesh Jaura This analysis was first published on https://rjaura.substack.com/ BERLIN | 2 August 2025 (WorldView) — A quiet yet profound transformation is underway in
Read MoreA Comprehensive Strategy for Advancing the ASEAN Power Grid
By Matthew Wittenstein, Kieran Clarke and Yejin Ha* BANGKOK | 16 July 2025 (WorldView) — The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is a key cornerstone of Southeast Asia’s strategy for greater
Read MoreAsia Warming Twice as Fast as the Global Average, Wreaking Havoc
By J Nastranis NEW YORK | 24 June 2025 (WorldView) — China recorded the highest average temperature in April 2024. The subsequent months followed suit, with record-breaking temperatures observed in
Read MoreIndia’s Modi Makes Historic Visit to Croatia, Eyes Strategic, Trade and Cultural Ties
By Devinder Kumar* NEW DELHI, India | 20 June 2025 (WorldView) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Croatia on 18 June on the final leg of a three-nation tour,
Read MoreKuala Lumpur Summit Highlights Eastern Nations’ Growing Role in the Global Economy
By Kalinga Seneviratne This is a slightly modifed version of the original published on IDN-InDepthNews BANGKOK, Thailand | 7 June 2025 (WorldView) — Countries representing over 2 billion people and
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