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The conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia has deep historical roots. Illustration: iStock

France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Saudi-Iran relations: story behind a clash of regional leadership

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan January 29, 2018January 29, 2018

US President Donald Trump and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev shake hands in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque

China, European Union, Russia, Shanghai, World

Investor standoff sullies Nazarbayev’s international splash

by Gary Kleiman January 26, 2018

The 11 remaining signatories of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are going their own way without the US. Illustration: iPhoto

AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, Vietnam, World

Australia wins big under revised TPP deal

by Giovanni Di Lieto January 24, 2018

Police stand guard in front of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building in Jakarta on January 16, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Indonesia stock exchange accident reflects performance cracks

by Gary Kleiman January 17, 2018

US President Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: Mark Wilson / dpa for AFP

China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, World

Don’t expect Trump to send in the cavalry if MBS has to circle wagons

by Pepe Escobar January 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in Rome on January 2, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Tony Gentile.

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Iran protests reflect botched banking rescue

by Gary Kleiman January 10, 2018

Emerging Asia markets outperformed their European and Latin American counterparts in 2017. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Emerging Asia market triumph may prove fleeting

by Gary Kleiman January 4, 2018

CPN-UML party chairman K P Oli waves to journalists during a news conference in Kathmandu on December 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Navesh Chitrakar

China, India, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia, World

After elections, Nepal back on frontier market investor radar

by Gary Kleiman December 20, 2017

China hopes to solve its traffic and pollution problems by turning to green vehicles. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, France, World

China shows its green roots on road to contradictions

by Pepe Escobar December 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Despite early success, India has fallen behind its neighbor China in poverty reduction. Sweeping reforms are necessary if India is to gain ground in implementing a workable anti-poverty program comparable to China's efforts.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Varun Chatterji

Beijing, China, India, South Asia, World

Fighting poverty in India and China — a tale of two countries

by Sabena Siddiqui December 17, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers remarks at a news conference during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, on September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Stephanie Keith

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Comparing Gwadar and Chabahar Ports: rivals or ‘sisters’?

by Sabena Siddiqui December 7, 2017

US President Donald Trump holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Security trumps trade in Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper

by Giovanni Di Lieto November 30, 2017

Representational image: iStock

China, India, South Asia, World

Indian officials defend Modi economic muddle

by Gary Kleiman October 21, 2017

Representational image: iStock

AT Finance, Philippines

Manila’s next big challenge is constitutional reform

by Michael Henry Yusingco October 9, 2017October 9, 2017

Representational image: iStock

AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

China quarterly share stomp reshuffles deck

by Gary Kleiman October 9, 2017

People take part in a candlelight vigil on Monday in memory of those who lost their lives in the stampede on Friday at Mumbai’s Elphinstone station. Photo: The Hindu

India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Safety first? Not for India’s frustrated rail commuters

by Kanchan Srivastava October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Policemen inspect the site of a deadly stampede at Parel and Elphinstone Road stations in Mumbai on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Uncategorized

Mumbai stampede tragedy could have been prevented

by Nikhil S Dixit September 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group. Photo: Reuters / Rebecca Cook

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Italy, Middle East, Russia, World

Not all money is equal under authoritarian capitalism

by Francesco Galietti July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs a document at the G7 summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, on May 26. Photo: Guido Bergmann / Handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

Eurasian integration meets America First

by Pepe Escobar June 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Troops in India's Border Security Force stand guard along fencing near the India-Pakistan Chachwal border in Jammu and Kashmir state. Photo: AFP

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey

Pakistan provoking India to launch a major offensive

by E Jaya Kumar May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Eat bitter: headline real rates of GDP are hiding the true picture for China's agricultural sector. Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, World

Eureka! The real driver of China’s GDP is in the prices

by Steve Wang April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Francois Hollande inspects an honor guard with President Joko Widodo on March 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Indonesia’s quest for a green-water submarine force

by Emanuele Scimia April 15, 2017February 18, 2020

A nuclear power plant on the Ganges River near Narora in Uttar Prudesh. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Energy interconnectivity key to sustainable growth

by Seema Sengupta April 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Cambodia, Sri Lanka and the China debt trap

by Veasna Var and Sovinda Po March 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Golden opportunity: high-speed rail will put Thailand within a few hours of a potentially massive market of tourists in Southern Chinese. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Can the emerging market bull run continue?

by David P. Goldman March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Russia's sale of 24 advanced su-35 jets in 2015 marked a warming of ties with China. Photo: Oleg Belyakov via Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

China, Russia cozy up with arms deals, military drills

by Bill Gertz March 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Have the Fed's Herculean efforts to control the levers of growth been as pointless as the labors of Sisyphus? Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Does monetary policy still matter?

by David P. Goldman March 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Thailand's King Rama X Photo: AFP / Thai Royal Bureau

AT Finance, Thailand, World

How Thailand’s monks became proxy warriors

by Jeremy Luedi February 17, 2017February 18, 2020