Harish Mehta
Ask for the ‘canadiano’, not americano
Against US tariffs, ‘Canada’s response is to fight, protect and build’
The Gangnam lifestyle eludes poor South Koreans living in shanties
THE poorer sections of South Korean society are struggling to get out of their shanties and step into the affluence of Seoul’s...
Can the people of Vietnam and those of the diaspora patch things up?
Decades of peace and prosperity have not completely erased the differences between the people of the north and south living abroad in...
Young Cambodians know they can’t claim heaven if they’re just going to sit under it
Amid signs of prosperity everywhere across the country, they are choosing a life of action
Peddling hope in India elections and economy
The ruling BJP is set to sweep the polls this month, with many party leaders casting their gaze at winning more than...
A little turbulence in a Vietnamese teacup? Or a Haiphong hurricane?
THE premature resignation of Vietnam’s president Vo Van Thuong this month after just a year in office could be read in two...
From Nehru’s tryst with destiny to Modi’s economic muscle
INDIA’S anticipated ascent to the status of the world’s third largest economy by 2027 or 2030 has been a long time coming....
Vietnam’s four pillars and revolving-door posts
THERE’S a new white-knuckle politics playing out in Vietnam. It is visible in zero tolerance for leaders who may be involved in...
Cambodia’s new PM Manet may seek diplomatic space with cooperative style
CAMBODIA’S new prime minister Hun Manet has been carefully groomed by his father and predecessor Hun Sen, who included him in foreign...
Laughter, loopholes, liberation, and the Vietnam peace pact
THE Paris Peace Accords – the agreement to end the Vietnam War – must be remembered for its bizarre humour during the...
