The message behind the release of Iranian oil tanker
The Gibraltar court ordered the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 to be
released. The tanker was seized by the British Royal Marines about a month
ago.
This...
Indian Subcontinent Independence and Economies Lagging Counterparts
Mid-August
is when the subcontinent celebrates independence from Britain. Born in a cauldron of hate 72 years ago,
India today is again filling it to the...
Business and boxing: two sides of the same coin
What do a planned US$15 billion Saudi
investment in petroleum-related Indian businesses and a controversial boxing
championship have in common?
Both reflect a world in which power...
Deeper meanings of the Hong Kong protests: Is China a gamechanger or yet another winner?
Does our history only appear overheated, while
it is essentially calmly predetermined? Is it directional or conceivable,
dialectic and eclectic or cyclical, and therefore cynical? Surely,...
U.S.-North Korea Nuclear War: Assessing Plausible Risks
"Military strategy, whether we like it or not,
has become the diplomacy of violence."-Thomas
C. Schelling, Arms and Influence (1966)
US President
Donald Trump says he doesn't know...
South-East Asia youth survey: Skills prized over salary
Young people in South-East Asia face a relentless challenge to upgrade
their skills as technology disrupts job markets, according to research released
today by the World...
Being Wealthy Helps Singapore’s Naval Ambition
There’s an
image that has been imprinted in the minds of the millions about Singapore,
that it is a tiny yet wealthy city-state and an important...
Africa yet to unleash full potential of its nature-based tourism
Countries in Africa can do more to develop tourism in protected areas,
which would in turn create jobs in rural places, diversify and grow their
economies...
The Kashmir crisis spotlights what a civilizational world looks like
India’s decision to deprive Kashmir of its autonomy, alongside a
clampdown in the troubled north-western Chinese province of Xinjiang and
US-backed Israeli annexation of Arab land,...
Marine Le Pen’s Nationalist Ideology and the Rise of Right-Wing Parties in Europe
“When you decide to stand against injustice, expect that you will be
cursed and then betrayed and then atoned, but do not keep quiet about...