Asia and Australasia Archive
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Will India’s next leader tackle its Institutionalised Corruption?
Posted on May 8, 2014India is currently holding its general election, which began on 7 April and will end on 12 May. With eight hundred and fifteen million eligible voters, the ongoing elections are ... -
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Recognizing the Rohingya Muslims: Myanmar’s path to peace and prosperity?
Posted on April 12, 2014In recent years, international attention on Myanmar (historically known as Burma), has revealed many developing stories. One story currently ongoing is that of the Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic minority group ... -
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Much at stake in China’s next wave of economic reforms
Posted on April 6, 2014China’s new wave of economic reforms proposed at the Communist Party’s third plenum in November 2013 have attracted much attention. In an interesting Financial Times article from February 7th Rafael ... -
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India’s election and the need to empower women
Posted on February 6, 2014For India, 2013 was a year in the limelight of the global media. Cases of brutal rape were widely reported in India and across the world. ‘The insecurity of women, ... -
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Understanding China’s ADIZ as a strategic move
Posted on December 9, 2013Two weeks after China announced the creation of its air defence identification zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, the initial response to it has been a mixture of outrage ... -
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Japan’s economy: Can the remedy be found in its culture rather than Abenomics?
Posted on November 19, 2013Nearly a year has passed since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was elected with much europium in the 2012 general election. Upon his re-election, PM Abe introduced a series of reforms, ... -
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What to expect from China’s Third Plenum
Posted on November 16, 2013Last weekend, China’s most powerful leaders gathered together at the Third Plenary session of the Communist Party’s 18th Central Committee. Historically, the sessions have consisted of vague talks over important ... -
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Kyrgyzstan after the closure of Manas Transit Center
Posted on November 12, 2013After years of negotiations, threatened evictions, and rent hikes, the Kyrgyz national government has settled on the decision to evict the United States from the Manas Transit Center at Manas ... -
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How serious is the recent China-Japan verbal escalation?
Posted on November 5, 2013This past week has seen a war of words between China and Japan. Though not an unfamiliar situation, China and Japan have been locked in a face-off over several issues ... -
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Is a change in the US’s North Korea policy overdue?
Posted on October 25, 2013North Korea presents difficult challenges for US foreign policy. The six-party talks which attempted to put a stop to North Korea’s nuclear programs, and involved major players in the region, ...