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Telgu Desham Party MPs shout slogans demanding special status for the state of Andhra Pradesh during a protest outside Parliament in New Delhi on March 19, 2018. Photo: AFP / Prakash Singh

India, Middle East, South Asia

No-confidence motion against India’s ruling BJP stalls

by Asia Times staff March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Liu He at the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Singapore, World

President Xi banks on the ‘Three Wise Men’ to handle economy

by Gordon Watts March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Supreme Court of India verdict on a national ban on digital currencies has reportedly now been delayed to the end of the year. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

India’s legal profession split over ruling that bars foreign firms

by Saurav Datta March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Husain Haqqani, former Pakistani ambassador to the US and a regional director of the Hudson Institute. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

‘Pakistan is isolated and has fewer friends in the international community’

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesting Indian farmers at a rally in Mumbai sustain themselves on meager Indian breads and pickles on March 13, 2018. Photo: Priyamvada Kowshik / Instagram

India, South Asia

Marching peacefully, farmers renew hope in Gandhi’s non-violence

by Om Routray March 19, 2018

A Chinese J-15 fighter jet lands on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, European Union, Taiwan, World

All aboard for Taiwan as US boosts support for Taipei

by Chris Taylor March 19, 2018March 19, 2018

coco palms on paradise beach. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Paradise lost? India’s waning influence in Maldives

by Sabena Siddiqui March 19, 2018

A stone carving of an other-worldly spirit among the Batak tribe in Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

Ghost stories infuse Indonesia’s politics of fear

by Aisyah Llewellyn March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

US dollar banknotes in an illustration photo taken February 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Jose Luis Gonzalez/Illustration

European Union, Russia, World

Dollar doldrums reflect Trump uncertainty

by Barry Eichengreen March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Xi watches Korean Peninsula drama from the sidelines

by Xuan Loc Doan March 17, 2018March 18, 2018

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has hit back after being fired. Photo: AFP/Chip Somodevilla

Russia, World

Former FBI No. 2 McCabe hits back after being sacked

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

A man sells newspapers amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 10, 2017. Shashi Tharoor believes India's media have come to pollute public discourse. Photo: AFP / Dominique Faget

India, South Asia, World

Sensation over substance: India’s debased media

by Shashi Tharoor March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A detail from The Valley of Scent, by Pakistani artist Muzzumil Ruheel

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Asian art well-represented at Middle East’s premier art fair

by Bharti Lalwani March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Putin attends a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights in Moscow. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Kochetkov.

China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Putin’s election: Russia’s strategic outlook

by Anna Scherbakova March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Beijing, China, World

US-China trade showdown: tariffs and firefighting

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

World

In the world of blockchain, who will get to be Google?

by Richard Cook March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of Big Toe crew from Vietnam perform during the first part of the "Battle of the Year", an international competition of breakdance (Boty), in Montpellier. Photo: AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

AT Finance, Australia, China, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Spotify aims for youthful Vietnamese ears

by Ma Nguyen March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Chandrababu Naidu, chief minister of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, speaks at the India Economic Summit at the World Economic Forum in New Delhi in Nov. 2014. He is a key leader from the South opposing the BJP. Photo: Reuters/ Anindito Mukherjee

India, South Asia

Key southern ally quits Modi’s BJP-led government

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Vladimir Putin fires a sport gun at a sports complex outside Sochi on March 9, 2012. Photo: AFP/Ria Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

It’s all Putin’s fault… but still he wins

by Pepe Escobar March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (center) arrives at Parliament to present the federal budget, in New Delhi on February 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

India, South Asia

Force of numbers, not honest debate, rams budget through

by Meghnad March 16, 2018

Selena M. Gomez playing Martika. Photo: RTHK 31

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Philippines

Maid turned actress dreams of earning a college degree

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Self-confessed Belorussian escort Anastasia Vashukevich in an August 21, 2017 photo from her Instagram account. Photo: Instragram

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Thailand, World

FBI piqued by Russia sex spy story

by Richard S Ehrlich March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia

Alibaba expands foothold in in SE Asia with local data centers

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump's trade policies may cause big problems for South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Trump hints troops in South Korea are trade bargaining chip

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

World

Board game links the real world to the blockchain

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Image: AFP PHOTO / Ahmad ABDO

Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Building the blocks for refugee identities

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Sara Porkalob performs in 'Dragon Lady.' Photo: American Repertory Theater

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, World

Fil-Am actress to stage one-woman show in US

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss North Korea on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joe Penney

AT Finance, China, France, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The UN’s crimes of omission

by Nabil Fahmy March 15, 2018

K.P. Oli arrives for prime ministerial election at the parliament in Kathmandu

China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepal seeks harmony, not hegemony, from its neighbors

by Narayan Adhikari March 15, 2018

The Indian Army's Special Forces deployed in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Photo: Wikipedia

Bhutan, China, India, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Indian Army says its equipment is obsolete and not ready for war

by Saikat Datta March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

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No-confidence motion against India’s ruling BJP stalls

President Xi banks on the ‘Three Wise Men’ to handle economy

India’s legal profession split over ruling that bars foreign firms

‘Pakistan is isolated and has fewer friends in the international community’

Marching peacefully, farmers renew hope in Gandhi’s non-violence

All aboard for Taiwan as US boosts support for Taipei

Paradise lost? India’s waning influence in Maldives

Ghost stories infuse Indonesia’s politics of fear

Dollar doldrums reflect Trump uncertainty

Xi watches Korean Peninsula drama from the sidelines

Former FBI No. 2 McCabe hits back after being sacked

Sensation over substance: India’s debased media

Asian art well-represented at Middle East’s premier art fair

Putin’s election: Russia’s strategic outlook

US-China trade showdown: tariffs and firefighting

In the world of blockchain, who will get to be Google?

Spotify aims for youthful Vietnamese ears

Key southern ally quits Modi’s BJP-led government

It’s all Putin’s fault… but still he wins

Force of numbers, not honest debate, rams budget through

Maid turned actress dreams of earning a college degree

FBI piqued by Russia sex spy story

Alibaba expands foothold in in SE Asia with local data centers

Trump hints troops in South Korea are trade bargaining chip

Board game links the real world to the blockchain

Building the blocks for refugee identities

Fil-Am actress to stage one-woman show in US

The UN’s crimes of omission

Nepal seeks harmony, not hegemony, from its neighbors

Indian Army says its equipment is obsolete and not ready for war

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