[Analytic] Why Sri Lanka came together to demand Rajapaksas’s removal
If you are depressed, like many millions of Sri Lankans are, by the perilous state…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] A US Indo-Pacific framework that tries to build out China is unrealistic
When he withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, former president Donald Trump tore…
[Analytics] Chinese rare earth consolidation a cause for concern
The world needs more readily available rare earth metals. These metals are used in energy…
[Analytics] Russia needs Indian energy buyers more than ever now
Russia’s list of gas buyers is shrinking. Ananya Bhattacharya specially for the Quartz India. The…
[Analytics] Philippine party-list elections steal from the poor and give to the rich
The Philippine election system includes a party-list system intended to ensure that 20 per cent…
[Analytics] New government, same hurdles for South Korea’s CPTPP ambitions
After then South Korean deputy prime minister Hong Nam-ki remarked in December 2021 that, ‘the…
[Analytics] Pyongyang’s manufactured missile crisis
From November 2021 through till January 2022, Pyongyang has violated UN resolutions and caused significant…
[Analytics] Japan and Australia step up defence cooperation
The Japan–Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) was finally signed on 6 January 2022. Under the…
[Analytics] The China–Russia condominium in Kazakhstan
In early January 2022, Kazakhstan experienced its worst riots in recent history. Many observers argued…
[Analytics] Pakistan and the United States are turning into strangers
Wading through Pakistan-US relations and keeping them on track, even at the best of the…
[Analytics] The list of global sanctions on Russia for the war in Ukraine
Countries around the world are imposing fresh sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine….
[Analytics] Pandemics, protests and policymaking in Central Asia
In 2021, the five Central Asian republics celebrated 30 years of independence. They may not…