More: AsiaPacific
How The West Subdue Us: An Approach of Colonial and Development Discourse
Talking about development and colonial discourse, I am reminded the story of John Perkins in his book "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man". This...
Resilience in a riskier world
Over the past two decades, the Asia-Pacific region has made remarkable progress in managing disaster risk. But countries can never let down their guard....
As Exercise Malabar turns 25, the Quad edge makes it sharper today
The 2021 Malabar naval exercise marks the second consecutive year in which the navies of all the Quad countries are coming together. The annual...
U.S. Foreign Policy under Obama: The Case of the Asia-Pacific Region
The foreign policy of the United States has changed dramatically with the accession of Barack Obama to the presidency in 2008, especially with regard...
ADB Calls for Just, Equitable Transition Toward Net Zero in Asia and Pacific
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa today called for countries in Asia and the Pacific to take bold action to address climate change...
Eastern Economic Forum Could Boost Regional Development
With a focus to gather corporate business directors and investors from the Asian-Pacific region, Russia’s Far East federal district administration is speedily preparing to...
China’s quad in the making: A non-conventional approach
Politics of alliance can be traced to the ancient times of the East and the West. Since it affects the core interest and security...
Asian Ports Dominate Global Container Port Performance Index
Asian container ports are the most efficient in the world, dominating the Top 50 spots according to the new global Container Port Performance Index...
Climate Finance: Climate Actions at Center of Development and Recovery
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) called access to climate finance a key priority for Asia and the Pacific as governments design and implement a...
COVID19 a wake-up call to address development fault lines in Asia and the Pacific
The world is emerging from the biggest social and economic shock in living memory, but it will be a long time before the deep...