China’s tightly controlled narrative on the War of Resistance has been derailed by the emergence of viral ultra-short war dramas. While stoking patriotic sentiment, their excessive dramatisation ...

Ratish Mehta is Senior Research Associate at the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA). His research focuses on political narratives in state and non-state interactions, and on India and ...

The Power of Siberia 2 pipeline marks a new phase in China–Russia energy ties. The pipeline offers Beijing a more reliable ...

Despite powering South Korea’s economy, migrant workers remain trapped in a legal framework that restricts mobility and ...

To counter the rising far-right the Australian government must move beyond rhetoric and turn its anti-racism commitments into concrete nationwide action.

After Hasina’s departure and ahead of a February 2026 vote, Bangladesh’s Islamist parties test whether convenience can trump ...

Rising discontent among Indonesia’s precariat underscores the need for long-term economic solutions — not short-term populist ...

Pacific nations want to push the conversation on climate finance beyond just access to investment that delivers lasting ...

The 2025 APEC Summit offers South Korea a pivotal stage to translate its ‘bridge’ diplomacy into action, mediating between ...

ASEAN, one of the world's most dynamic and integrated regions, has both the political convening power and the economic ...

As AI investment floods into Southeast Asia, governments should be neither AI optimists nor pessimists, but pragmatists.

From the South China Sea to the Taiwan Strait, Asia’s security order is in flux. Japan’s dramatic and unprecedented shift in ...