July 12 marked the one-year anniversary of a United Nations tribunal ruling in a case brought by the Philippines against China over the latter’s claims and activities in the South China Sea. The ruling was a major victory for the Philippines, particularly the tribunal’s decision on China’s “nine-dash line,” through which Beijing attempts to lay claim to […]
After threatening to set up an air defense identification zone, what might the economic impact be if Beijing went one step further and closed off the entire area inside its so-called “nine-dash line”? Read Here – The National Interest
China is in a state of denial about India’s stand on the disputed South China Sea. Two days after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague ruled that China had no historic rights over the South China Sea, the Chinese press has rolled out a list of 70 countries that have “publicly voiced” their […]
An international tribunal’s rejection of China’s claim to most of the South China Sea has exposed a problem with President Xi Jinping’s “neighborhood diplomacy.” It hasn’t been very neighborly. Read Here – Bloomberg
A peaceful mass secular protest involving people from all walks of life, spearheaded by a tech savvy young generation, apparently independent from political parties, seeking accountability for war crimes committed in 1971. This has been Shahbag, a square in the centre of Dhaka, Bangladesh, an (almost) non-stop protest since February 5. The positive aspects are obvious to […]
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