Why India and the U.S. must not look away from Tibet
OP-ED/TAIPEI: In the shadow of summitry and trade talks, Beijing is waging a quiet war on Tibet—not with tanks or…
China’s technology aids terrorism in Kashmir
JAMMU: The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has undergone a fundamental transformation, moving beyond conventional insurgency tactics to embrace…
Risks of a Trump-Putin Peace deal without Ukraine
OP-ED: The war in Ukraine, a conflict that has defined the geopolitical landscape of the early 2020s, now faces a…
Media at risk in Bangladesh under the Yunus regime
DHAKA: Addressing the nation on live television on 5 August 2025, Bangladesh’s interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus announced that…
China expands influence, surveillance and persecution abroad
WASHINGTON DC: In recent years, China’s growing global footprint has become a defining feature of 21st-century geopolitics. While much of…
The calculated inertia behind China’s Tibet stalemate
TAIPEI/OP-ED: Despite decades of international appeals and the Dalai Lama’s consistent calls for dialogue, Beijing remains conspicuously uninterested in negotiating…
Balance of power without the United States
OP-ED: The idea of power balance has returned as a fundamental element of European statecraft to ensure the modern international…
China’s new dam raises concerns in Tibet
LHASA: Aiming to achieve carbon-neutrality by 2060 and proposing an engineering marvel to the global community, China started the construction…
Twin insurgencies fuel the rise of chaos in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is currently witnessing a relentless deterioration of its internal security, with July 2025 already emerging as the deadliest…
China’s JD.com buys access to retail EU electronics market
BRUSSELS: The recent €2.2 billion acquisition of Ceconomy by Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com poses a serious threat to European consumers,…
