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US President Donald Trump (R) talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they attend a working session during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Michael Kappeler/Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Why the US pushed the ‘India office’ out of the Pentagon

by Atta Rasool Malik December 24, 2018

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" could be game-changer in the Trade War. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Making China great again

by Jan Krikke December 24, 2018

Afghan Taliban militants celebrate a ceasefire on the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16, the second day of Eid. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Trump’s Afghan withdrawal could pave the way for peace

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Congress party president Rahul Gandhi has successfully dispelled claims that he was ineffectual or entitled. Photo: AFP

India, South Asia, World

A comeback for Congress

by Shashi Tharoor December 23, 2018

The recent wave of violence in the West Bank highlights the desperate state of the Palestinian Authority. Photo:: iStock

China, European Union, India, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, World

Why the Palestinian Authority is the main roadblock to peace

by Joseph Dana December 23, 2018

Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja

AT Finance, Indonesia, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

World’s biggest gold mine nationalized in Indonesia

by John McBeth December 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US president John F Kennedy at Rice University in Houston on September 12, 1962. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

For climate safety, call in the engineers

by Jeffrey D. Sachs December 22, 2018

A spear hand strike crashes through a wall: A striking emblem of Okinawa's "Dojo Bar." Photo: David Isenberg/Classical Fighting Arts

China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Old-school karate still alive and kicking in 21st century Okinawa

by David Isenberg December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

The retirement of US Defense Secretary James Mattis raises fears that a voice of prudence and professionalism will be absent from Donald Trump's cabinet. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Mattis exit has worrisome implications for Asian allies

by Peter J. Brown December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Ogan Gurel, an American brain surgeon, scientific researcher and business consultant, believes he has the magic key to unlock Korea's latent creativity. Photo: Andrew Salmon/Asia Times

European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Defying ‘Korean gravity,’ detonating innovation

by Andrew Salmon December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

The DDG-167 Shenzhen missile destroyer returns to port in Zhanjiang,, Guangdong Province, after an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden in this file pic from August 2009.Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, World

Chinese Navy makes waves, spreads wings over Gulf, Indian Ocean

by Emanuele Scimia December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A fighter from the Kurdish women's protection units (YPJ) attends the funeral of an Arab fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the town of Tal Tamr in the countryside of Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 21, 2018, who was killed while fighting against the Islamic State group. Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP

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

Damascus to ‘stand by’ as Kurds face Turkish onslaught

by Sami Moubayed December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

فتح مسلح النار على إسرائيليين في 9 ديسمبر/كانون الأول بالقرب من مستوطنة عوفرا الإسرائيلية بالضفة الغربية صورة:AFP

Israel, Middle East, World

Israeli raids undermine Palestinian Authority

by Mohammed Dahman December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

In today's market, when the Bitcoin price dips, the rest of the cryptocurrencies tend to follow suit. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

For crypto, this year will be one to remember

by Luke Thompson December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Tung Chau Street flyover in Sham Shui Po district, Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, South Asia, Vietnam

Three nabbed in police raid on squatter homes in Kowloon

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

India flag with China flag. Image: iStock

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Did China ‘bowl India a googly’ on border talks?

by Prakash Katoch December 21, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) is seen with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei at the company’s R&D center in London during Xi’s state visit to Britain in October 2015. Photo: Reuters

Australia, Beijing, China, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, World

All of our bets on China have been wrong

by Marshall Auerback December 21, 2018

Photo: Vladimir Lipka / Wikipedia

European Union, Russia, World

A life lived for human rights

by Aryeh Neier December 21, 2018

The glorious view of the Hunza Valley and snow-capped mountains from the top of Baltit Fort. Photo: Asia Times

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The new Great Game on the Roof of the World

by Pepe Escobar December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s dilemma of democracy and political dispensation

by Imad Zafar December 20, 2018December 20, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

China, India, South Asia

BJP forced to rethink hardline Hindutva policy

by Kanchan Srivastava December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) shout religious slogans at a conclave near Pune. Photo: Danish Siddiqui, Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

The economics of India’s population growth

by Mohan Guruswamy December 20, 2018

A billboard of Deng Xiaoping at the entrance of Lychee Park in Shenzhen in 2007. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Brücke-Osteuropa

AT Finance, China, Germany, Mexico, Singapore, South Asia, World

Forty years of reform: China vs Singapore

by Sun Xi December 20, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping reviews a military honor guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 10, 2018. Photo: AFP / Fred Dufour

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

Xi Jinping isn’t China’s new Deng Xiaoping

by Xuan Loc Doan December 20, 2018

Goldman Sachs' former CEO Lloyd Blankfein speaks at a State Department event in 2015. The Mahathir government hit the US bank with charges this week over the 1MDB scandal. David Solomon has now taken over as CEO. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

AT Finance, China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Asia

Malaysia puts Goldman Sachs in the dock

by Nile Bowie December 19, 2018October 22, 2020

China's private sector has been a key driver of export growth. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, South Asia, World

Private fears about China’s private sector

by Gordon Watts December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Team GB's Bianca 'Queen Bee' Walkden (left) unleashes a spinning back kick on her way to winning the gold medal and $70,000 in prizemoney at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam in Wuxi, China. Photo: World Taekwondo

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

China invests in taekwondo with Hollywood-style Grand Slam

by Andrew Salmon December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustrations by Indian artist Reya Ahmed.

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Indian artist depicts female rage in the wake of #MeToo

by Chandni Doulatramani December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, left, has been accused of being autocratic, while Zhaleda Zia, right, remains in jail for corruption. Photos: AFP & Reuters

Bangladesh, South Asia

Thousands of guards deployed for Bangladeshi poll on Dec 30

by Bertil Lintner December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

City Plaza, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Singapore

Hawkers arrested for selling food to domestic workers

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