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Relations reset~II

When Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto joined as the chief guest at India’s Republic Day celebration on 26 January 2025, it became his first...

12.02.2025 30

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Relations reset~I

At this year’s 76th Republic Day celebration on 26 January, India invited the President of Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto to be the Chief Guest. Indeed...

11.02.2025 7

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Trump’s Gambles

President-elect Donald Trump is making news even before assuming the presidency. This is not surprising because he is known for his mercurial and...

20.01.2025 10

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Seoul Searching~II

In South Korea, the law has not spared any person, not even the President, if they are found to be engaged in wrongdoing and illegal activities....

25.12.2024 10

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Seoul searching~I

In an unexpected turn of political developments in South Korea, President Yoon Suk-yeol invoked emergency martial law on 3 December, the first time...

24.12.2024 6

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Taiwan imbroglio

China’s ruling Communist Party claims the self governing democracy of Taiwan as its own territory despite never having controlled it, and has not...

16.12.2024 5

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A sea in focus

Countries across the globe have started recalibrating their foreign policy priorities ahead of a second Donald Trump administration in the US and...

08.12.2024 10

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A sixth eye

On 20 November 2024, Japan hosted a gathering of senior enlisted members from the Five Eyes intelligence partnership in Tokyo. It was for the first...

23.11.2024 4

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Issues before Japan

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) entrusted the task of leading the party to its former secretary-general Shigeru Ishiba by electing...

21.10.2024 5

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Korean Muddle~II

Regardless of who occupies the White House, it is certain the next American President would inherit the new challenge of coping with the...

04.10.2024 3

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Korean Muddle~I

During the on-going presidential debates in the United States, there could be a sudden surprise from the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sending a...

03.10.2024 9

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Japan’s Time Bomb~II

An average tourist to Tokyo would find it difficult to believe the country’s population is shrinking after seeing the bustling crowds on the roads...

20.09.2024 8

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Japan’s Time Bomb~I

In a bizarre move to address the country’s declining population, the Japanese government launched a new initiative to support single women moving...

20.09.2024 3

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Great Power Rivalry

The Pacific Island nation of Tonga hosted the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting from 26 to 30 August 2024 in Nuku’alofa, Tonga....

10.09.2024 9

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Defusing tensions

The South China Sea has emerged as a flashpoint as several countries have claims to certain portions of this maritime space. While some Southeast...

02.09.2024 8

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Japan reaches out~II

The PALM10 meeting was held exactly two months after New Caledonia, an island nation strategically located close to Australia and a French overseas...

05.08.2024 20

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Japan reaches out~I

In my articles published in these columns on 24 and 25 July, I had mentioned that the Pacific Islands have emerged as the theatre of greatpower...

04.08.2024 6

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