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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World, Wuhan

Shadows of mistrust persist in India-China relations

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 10, 2018

Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by iStock.

Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Ba trong số bốn người Bangladesh có nguy cơ bị bệnh tim

by Asia Times staff October 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Shanghai and computer connectivity. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Tianjin, World

New Silk Roads define brand China

by Pepe Escobar October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by iStock.

Bangladesh, European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Three out of four Bangladeshis at risk of heart disease

by Asia Times staff October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Maldives: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iraq, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Maldives election sets new course for the nation

by S K Chatterji October 4, 2018

A Hindu holy man at a kiosk showcasing the ArdhKumbh Fair in New Delhi. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, World

India breaks into top 100 of UN’s e-governance ranking

by Angarika Gogoi October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (right) and Maldives' self-exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed (left) attend a meeting at Mount Lavinia, a suburb of Colombo, on August 27, 2018. Solih has since been elected president of Maldives. Photo: AFP / Ishara S Kodikara

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Tightrope walk for incoming Maldivian president

by Gunjan Singh October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai, UAE. Photo: iStock

India, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Babae, sinubukang ibenta ang kaniyang bagong silang na sanggol sa pulis na naka-undercover sa Dubai

by Asia Times staff October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the port and commercial harbor in the northeastern Italian city of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. This shot was taken in Oct 2017. Photo: AFP / Alberto Pizzoli

AT Finance, Beijing, Chengdu, China, European Union, Iran, Italy, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

Trieste aims to be China’s main port in Europe

by Emanuele Scimia October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Australian protesters carry placards in front of Parliament in Canberra demanding the closure of offshore detention camps for boat-people. Photo: AFP/Nathanial Howells

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Australia’s cruel closed door to child refugees

by Alan Boyd September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen votes at a polling station in the capital Male on September 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Presidential Handout.

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives teeters towards post-election chaos

by Bertil Lintner September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai, UAE. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Woman tried to sell her newborn baby to undercover Dubai cop

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz Strike Groups transit in the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force on November 12, 2017. Photo: AFP/US Navy/Anthony Rivera

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

US allies converge on China in the South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping's economic policies have been questioned. Photo: AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Backlash against China could jeopardize its ‘free ride’

by Brahma Chellaney September 28, 2018

A Rohingya girl grieves outside of a UNHCR tent in Bangladesh in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun Photo

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, World

A deeper look at Myanmar’s genocidal intent

by Angshuman Choudhury September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives' main opposition leader and presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addresses a crowd during a campaign rally in the Maldives capital Male, ahead of presidential elections. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

India wins, China loses in Maldives election

by Bertil Lintner September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi (L) greets Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 19, 2016. Photo: AFP/Pool/Rolex Dela Pena

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

As West recoils, China surges south in Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

The Merlion in Singapore where the incident took place. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand

Foreign workers are cleaning up on Household Services Scheme

by Asia Times staff September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

India's PM Narendra Modi speaks during the inauguration of a hydro power plant in Kashmir earlier this month. The Archbishop of Delhi has called for a prayer campaign until the next election, accusing Modi's party, the BJP, of threatening the country's secular fabric. Photo: Reuters/ Danish Ismail

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Beyond criminality and corruption – where is India heading?

by Prakash Katoch September 24, 2018

Dignitaries at the launch of UN report “A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia” in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

World Bank: South Asia can triple intra-regional trade

by Faisal Mahmud September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Rue de Rennes, Paris, on May 7, 1968: protests by Sorbonne students. Photo: Marc Garanger / Aurimages

AT Finance, France, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The fight for better university education is global

by Vijay Prashad September 20, 2018

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Lalaki, huli nang manghipo ‘di umano ng isang Filipina sa Dubai

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Export bribery is seldom punished in many Asian countries, new OECD and Transparency International research shows. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Next trade war front: export bribery

by Alan Boyd September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

File photo of supporters of former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa praying when she was being treated. Photo: AFP/Arun Sankar

India, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Indian parties battle over posthumous political awards

by TS Sudhir September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Man charged with groping Filipino woman in Dubai

by Asia Times staff September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani and Chinese workers at the site of a Belt and Road project in northern Pakistan. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

Belt and Road goes through adolescence, ‘pimples’ and all

by Christopher Scott September 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Nepal and India: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tianjin, World

Removal of mistrust in Nepal-India relations

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa September 13, 2018September 15, 2018

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

CPEC remains a burning bone of contention in Pakistan

by F.M. Shakil September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

US-India 2+2 Dialogue: concerns for the whole region

by Zamir Awan September 13, 2018

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping reach to shake hands in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Pool

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Laos, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

China can’t always get what it wants in Thailand

by Shawn W. Crispin September 12, 2018February 18, 2020