India’s ‘Goldilocks’ year curdles on weak rupee, Chinese inputs
BJP billed 2026 as just-right year for growth, inflation and factories, but surging oil and a plummeting currency have soured the porridge
Houthis reframing the narrative casting them as an Iranianย proxy
Assuming they’d automatically act at Tehranโs command was misreading Yemeni history and the identity markers that shape their political legitimacy
Throttling Ukraineโs Starlink access heightens concerns over Musk
European critics question the wisdom of depending on any company owned by the far-right billionaire who’s a lavish supporter of Republicans
US Navyโs SSN(X) wonโt arrive for years as China closes sub gap
Next-gen SSN(X) isnโt due for procurement until fiscal 2040, while China launches three new nuclear subs a year
After the end of history
Regardless of the war’s eventual outcome, the post-Cold War liberal international order has been laid to rest in Ukraine
Deeply reported news, expert analysis and distinctive opinion that move markets
An indispensable risk-management and opportunity-identification tool
OCTOBER 9, 2026
Europeโs Ukraine commitments collide with fiscal reality
- Franceโs fiscal troubles shift Ukraineโs burden to Germany
- Chinaโs industrial strength defies demographic doomsayers
- Russia and Europe drift further from a Ukraine settlement
TOP STORIES
MORE TOP STORIES
Opinion
francesco sisci
AT+ Archive
military & security
China fast on Ukraine lessons, slow on command reform
China’s PLA rapidly adopting Ukraine war hardware, drones and tactics but a rigid command culture threatens to paralyze it in wartime
more news
Can AI be conscious? Ask the Indian sages
What Indian philosophy reveals about intelligence and judgment at the dawn of the AI age
Editor’s Choice
China Digest
The Daily Report
Start your day right with Asia Times’ top stories
NorthEast Asia
Military and Security
BUSINESS & FINANCE
Daily & WEEKLY Report
Start your day right with Asia Times’ top stories
