The world’s two most-populous nations, China and India, started opening to the global economy around the same time in the early 1990s. Both achieved rapid economic growth and lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, yet today, China’s per capita income, adjusted for purchasing power, is more than double India’s. What factors explain this divergence? […]
In a critical development impacting cross-border energy flows, India’s Adani Group has reduced electricity supplies to Bangladesh by up to 50% from its 1,600-megawatt Godda coal-fired plant, threatening a full suspension of power exports if overdue payments are not resolved. The conglomerate, owned by billionaire Gautam Adani, has set a deadline of November 7 for […]
Donald Trump became only the second American president to return to power after losing an election — a feat pulled off only by Grover Cleveland in 1893. Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, called it “the greatest political comeback in US history”, but many people saw it coming — from Elon Musk, who spent millions supporting […]
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has declared there is “no place” for the Awami League in the country’s politics, characterizing the party of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as having “all the characteristics of fascism”. In an exclusive interview with the Financial Times, the 84-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate signalled a tough stance against Bangladesh’s […]
People are being asked to sign an online petition in Singapore requesting the Government to recognize the State of Palestine. Two former ruling party lawmakers and five former members of parliament have already signed the petition along with a group of eminent people, including academics, authors and actors. The appeal was launched by Lepak Conversations, […]
What a difference four weeks can make in politics, as the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba discovered to his cost. The election he precipitated as soon as he came to office this month has turned out to be his Waterloo. His Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled Japan for 65 of the 69 years […]
A growing number of young Indians are undertaking perilous journeys to enter the United States illegally, reflecting a stark disconnect between India’s image as a rising economic powerhouse and the harsh realities faced by its youth. Government data shows that illegal Indian entries into the US have skyrocketed from 8,027 in fiscal year 2018-2019 to […]
How did India-Canada relations come to such a pass that the two countries expelled each other’s top diplomats? The murky record of the dead man at the centre of the row and the political considerations alleged to be at play are highlighted by the Indian news site, Firstpost, in a YouTube video. “Why did Trudeau […]
Prabowo Subianto, sworn in as the eighth Indonesian President at the age of 73 , is proof that the old can connect with the young. The young supported him more than the old. The young on social media, that is. Especially TikTok. Sworn in as president with the largest Cabinet in decades – a Cabinet […]
