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The treacherous sycophancy of the populists
Oped, Michael Burleigh, Published on 15/12/2025
» Until a few days ago, it had never crossed my mind that people across Europe -- including Londoners like me -- were living in a strife‑afflicted hell hole, "suffocated" by regulations, stripped of political liberties, and bound for "civilisational erasure". So, it was with some surprise that I read this assessment in the new US National Security Strategy -- a document that echoes pseudo‑intellectual propaganda more than resembling any serious foreign‑policy analysis.
Net-zero bid hurts Asia's growth?
Oped, Masyita Crystallin & Marthe M Hinojales, Published on 20/07/2023
» Asian countries' ability to thrive in the world economy over the next few decades hinges on their capacity to sustain their competitive advantages through continuous innovation. But to meet their commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the region's economies must overhaul their production, consumption and resource-allocation strategies, potentially postponing the long-anticipated "Asian century".
What to expect with India helming G20
Oped, Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Published on 05/01/2023
» India inherited the Group of Twenty (G20) presidency from Indonesia on Dec 1 2022 and will convene the 18th G20 summit on Sept 9-10, 2023 in New Delhi. Coincidentally, India assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council and will chair the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the world's largest regional forum, until September 2023. In May 2022, the Economist ran a cover story about India where it concluded that the country is now an outstanding economic reformer. In November 2022, multinational investment management and financial services company Morgan Stanley predicted that India's economy would account for one-fifth of global growth over the next decade. Suddenly, it feels like India's moment has come to bring its statesmanship and craft a global agenda for economic transformation.
Asean must save Myanmar's kids
Oped, Amihan Abueva, Aurora Javate-de Dios, Rita Serena Kalibonso and Noor Aziah Mohd Awal, Published on 09/04/2021
» Htoo Myat Win, 13, was playing around his house in Myanmar's northern Mandalay region when a stray bullet hit him. He died almost immediately. On social media, heart-breaking footage showed Htoo Myat Win's father hugging his dead child, crying: "My son! My son was shot!". He was one of 11 children killed in the military's brutal crackdown on protesters just in a single day, on Sunday, March 28.