Interest in the Horn of Africa from foreign powers has always been a double-edged sword.

ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani government has diverted around 24 billion Pakistani rupees ($171.6 million) in funds meant for joint infrastructure development projects with China into other construction…

Italy and others should recognise the Belt and Road Initiative’s geopolitical goals

Under its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, China has been expanding its economy’s footprint across Asia and Africa, mostly in low- and middle-income economies. Now the project is aiming to leap…

The frank views of Malaysia’s prime minister on a controversial rail link judged too costly under the infrastructure scheme should help fine-tune China’s investment approach

It is crucial to remember that Indias strategic and economic clout has led to a more supportive environment.

Five years after its launch, Michael Baltensperger and Uri Dadush reflect on China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The plan to revive ancient trade routes has the potential to enhance development prospects across the world and in China, but that potential might not be realised

The national security adviser could be our best hope for protecting the world from Donald Trump’s impulses.

White House hits out at plan to sign agreement that is likely to alarm Brussels

It’s not nation states or even cities, but mega-regions—combinations of multiple metro areas—that are the real forces powering the global economy.

Complexity science explains why efforts to reject the mainstream merely result in a new conformity.

Ever since the domino collapse of Communist regimes in the Soviet Bloc in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the world has been waiting for China to follow suit. Indeed, the fall of the Chinese Communist…

China will gain more influence and security by being a leader in connectivity rather than competing with the U.S. for global power

Indian foreign secretary identifies target as a Jaish-e-Muhammad training camp in 'Balakot'.

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Anwar talks about reentering politics, Najib Razak and the 1MDB scandal, and his hopes for Malaysia's future.

February 23, 2019, 9:02 pm * Sri Lanka the ‘ground zero’ in Chinese debt trap discourse * The phrase ‘Chinese debt trap’ coined by RAW academic * Chinese govt. initially wary about further involvement…

China needs more children to counter the aging of the population, but local bureaucrats following the law and couples following the small-family norm make a baby boom unlikely.

Exposing the fallacies in claims made by Aadhaar’s votaries

Coffee is a widely traded commodity with a global market estimated at around $20 billion. But to most Chinese, coffee is a curious drink that signifies many things. It is both a status symbol of…

A survey has found India has more fake news and internet hoaxes than anywhere else in the world. The report, by Microsoft, found 64 per cent of Indians had encountered fake news, compared to the…

Googling yourself has become a rite of passage.

After four years under BJP Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is not about to descend into "Hindutva" ethnonationalism, sectarian violence, or strongman rule. Whatever the outcome of the coming…