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The son of an Indian Central Reserve Police Force officer lights his funeral pyre in Sathiala village, 45km from Amritsar, on April 25, 2017. Raghbir Singh was killed in an attack by about 300 Maoists in Chhattisgarh. He was one of 25 troops killed in an ambush. They were security for the building of a new road opposed by the Maoists. Photo: AFP/ Narinder Nanu

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, South Asia

Maoists and security officials killed in east Indian states

by Asia Times staff and Bertil Lintner May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwan Air Force F-16 fighter flies alongside a Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force H-6K bomber that reportedly flew over the Bashi Channel south of Taiwan in a drill.Photo: Taiwan Defence Ministry via AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Fear and loathing in Taiwan

by Gary Sands May 22, 2018

Beijing, China, World

Merry-go-round of debt crashes into China’s theme parks

by Gordon Watts May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

China's route through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. Source: AFP

China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

On 67th anniversary, Pakistan-China relations entering new era

by Zamir Awan May 22, 2018

Bangladesh, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, India, South Asia, World

Chinese mining boom near India border a new flashpoint?

by Asia Times staff May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Source: US State Department YouTube screen grab

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

US lays out 12 demands for waiving Iran sanctions

by Asia Times staff May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Italy's populist Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio (L), shakes hands with Italian lawyer Giuseppe Conte, a possible choice to lead a coalition government.

Italy, World

Italian bonds, stocks take beating on political uncertainty

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Asian currency banknotes interspersed with US dollars. Photo: iStock/Getty Images.

European Union, Russia, World

The old allure of new money

by Robert J Shiller May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

US Pacific Command chief Admiral Harry Harris, left, inspects an honor guard during an arrival ceremony at the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters in Manila in August 2015. Harris is set to be made US Ambassador to Seoul. Photo: AF / Noel Celis

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Asian-American admiral nominated as US ambassador to Seoul

by Andrew Salmon May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Technology is at the core of the "Made in China 2025" policy. Illustration: iStock

Beijing, China, World

‘Complete industrial chain’ forms in China’s tech sector

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A modern art poster symbolizing people being reduced to silence. Image: iStock

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Curbs on media and freedom of expression not the way forward

by Imad Zafar May 21, 2018May 21, 2018

Sri Lanka's War Memorial at Kilinochchi, April 2018. Photo: David Scott Mathieson

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Israel, Laos, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, World

Myanmar is on a Sri Lankan path to impunity

by David Scott Mathieson May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

An automatic robot arm with optical sensors working in factory. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, World

Compromises, conundrums and China’s high-tech ambitions

by Gordon Watts May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The Geo TV studio. The station has been dropped by many cable operators. Photo: Asia Times files.

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Self censorship descends on Pakistani media as polls loom

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

A bar in Tokyo where customers can pay with NEM digital tokens. The Coincheck exchange lost NEMs worth more than $530 million in a hack in January 2018. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Regulators react to heist by squeezing out anonymous coins

by Luke Thompson May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Villagers in Asragaon, Haryana still wait for electricity, undermining government claims of 100% coverage. Photo: Sat Singh

India, South Asia

Electrification? It’s nothing but a power play for villages

by Sat Singh May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen at a news conference in Beirut on May 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Tehran eyes path ahead after US withdrawal from nuclear pact

by Pepe Escobar May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will soon try to hammer out an agreement, but the end result may not be what each really wanted. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque and Korea Summit Press Pool

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

Pyongyang-Washington summit: Who is bluffing who?

by Robert McCoy May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to media in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, World

US tightens squeeze on Cambodia clampdown

by Andrew Nachemson May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) head office in Mumbai. Photo: Reuters

India, South Asia

India’s private banks see 450% jump in bad loans in 5 years

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Indonesia seeks lethal revenge against ISIS

by John McBeth May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghan National Army troops arrive at the site of the attack on the base in Mazar-i-Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Afghan security sector in dire need of reform

by Ihsanullah Omarkhail May 21, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Moscow to restrain Iran’s Middle Eastern ambitions

by Khalid Ibn Muneer May 21, 2018

Iranian youths sit under a large picture of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (left), and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a park in Tehran, Iran, January 17, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Iran vs Israel: the allies who became enemies

by Nicos Panayiotides May 21, 2018

Sanya, in Hainan Province, could be transformed through a new partnership, between Chinese corporate monolith Ping An and the local municipal government, that says it aims to develop a new "Smart City". Photo: iStock

China

Hainan set to attract businesses for FTZ

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Islamic State in Indonesia: National identity trumps religious creed

by Abhishek Mohanty May 20, 2018May 21, 2018

Lawmakers from India's main opposition Congress party and the Janata Dal (Secular) protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party's B S Yeddyurappa's swearing-in as chief minister of the southern state of Karnataka, in Bengaluru on May 17, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Abhishek N Chinnappa

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India’s democracy faces threat from within

by Shashi Tharoor May 20, 2018May 20, 2018

Refugees use smartphones while sheltering from the elements. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

High tech, creatively applied, offers dignity to refugees

by Corinna Frey and Marian Gatzweiler May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Many Artificial Intelligence experts take the apocalyptic perspective seriously. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Middle East, World

On preventing an AI apocalypse

by Seth Baum May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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

America’s collision course with China

by Kishore Mahbubani May 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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Maoists and security officials killed in east Indian states

Fear and loathing in Taiwan

Merry-go-round of debt crashes into China’s theme parks

On 67th anniversary, Pakistan-China relations entering new era

Chinese mining boom near India border a new flashpoint?

US lays out 12 demands for waiving Iran sanctions

Italian bonds, stocks take beating on political uncertainty

The old allure of new money

Asian-American admiral nominated as US ambassador to Seoul

‘Complete industrial chain’ forms in China’s tech sector

Curbs on media and freedom of expression not the way forward

Myanmar is on a Sri Lankan path to impunity

Compromises, conundrums and China’s high-tech ambitions

Self censorship descends on Pakistani media as polls loom

Regulators react to heist by squeezing out anonymous coins

Electrification? It’s nothing but a power play for villages

Tehran eyes path ahead after US withdrawal from nuclear pact

Pyongyang-Washington summit: Who is bluffing who?

US tightens squeeze on Cambodia clampdown

India’s private banks see 450% jump in bad loans in 5 years

Indonesia seeks lethal revenge against ISIS

Afghan security sector in dire need of reform

Moscow to restrain Iran’s Middle Eastern ambitions

Iran vs Israel: the allies who became enemies

Hainan set to attract businesses for FTZ

Islamic State in Indonesia: National identity trumps religious creed

India’s democracy faces threat from within

High tech, creatively applied, offers dignity to refugees

On preventing an AI apocalypse

America’s collision course with China

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