Meet the mastermind behind Xi Jinping’s power
Tuesday
7th November
2017
The conclusion of the recent Communist Party congress in China has turned the world’s spotlight on a hitherto elusive figure,…
Category Archive: Feature series
Why India should be wary about celebrating its ranking in the latest ‘Doing Business’ report
Friday
3rd November
2017
YAN ISLAM | The much-noted flagship publication of the World Bank Doing Business (DB) was publicly unveiled recently.
The rise of #Xiplomacy and China’s strategic narrative
Wednesday
1st November
2017
It’s been nearly two months since China’s official media agency Xinhua debuted #Xiplomacy on Twitter. Xinhua, with a weighty…
Achieving the China dream or facing a minsky moment: China after the 19th party congress
Monday
30th October
2017
HUI FENG | While the 19th party congress confirmed President Xi Jinping’s grip of power at the top echelon of…
Reading between the lines of North Korea’s letter
Wednesday
25th October
2017
PETER LAYTON | The Foreign Affairs Committee of the DPRK Supreme People’s Assembly has been busy sending open letters to…
On a Trumpian track for the next Middle East war
Monday
23rd October
2017
PETER LAYTON | In some respects, US President Donald Trump and the Iranian theocratic regime deserve each other. Neither respect…
Populism, globalisation and the failure of elites
Friday
20th October
2017
MICHAEL HEAZLE AND JOHN KANE | Sam Roggeveen argues that the real challenge to globalisation and openness and immigration…
India’s growth slowdown: Reflections of the Reserve Bank
Saturday
14th October
2017
YAN ISLAM | India’s recent growth slowdown has elicited a lively national discussion – see here, for example. It…
Comparing development indicators: Revisiting the Sen-Dreze thesis of India’s ‘uncertain glory’
Tuesday
10th October
2017
YAN ISLAM | In 2013, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen and his co-author Jean Dreze published their treatise on India’s…
Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok: A showcase of Russia’s pivot to Asia?
Monday
2nd October
2017
The schedule of top-level international events in the Asia-Pacific is famously busy. To keep a finger on the pulse of…