Harish Mehta

Sri Lanka Navy personnel assist sailors during a rescue operation involving the Iranian military ship, IRIS Dena. The US stepped on India’s toes by sinking the frigate in international waters close to the Indian coast.
THE BROAD VIEW

Brand Quad needs a marketing makeover

Canadians feeling alienated by US President Donald Trump's tariff threats are demonstrating a resolve to avoid American products.

Ask for the ‘canadiano’, not americano

Some 2,400 people live in the shanty village of Guryong in Gangnam district, in shelters made from plywood, metal, sheets of plastic and cardboard boxes.

The Gangnam lifestyle eludes poor South Koreans living in shanties

Vietnamese troops marching to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, in Ho Chi Minh city. About 2.1 million to 3.8 million Vietnamese soldiers and civilians were killed during the war and in the related conflicts before and after.

Can the people of Vietnam and those of the diaspora patch things up?

A Paris-style development along the Bassac river in the satellite city of Koh Pich in Phnom Penh.
LIFE & CULTURE

Young Cambodians know they can’t claim heaven if they’re just going to sit under it

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is confident of victory in the upcoming parliamentary elections; many Indians are buying into the hope his party has raised.

Peddling hope in India elections and economy

Vo Van Thuong was removed as president of Vietnam last week for "violations and wrongdoing".

A little turbulence in a Vietnamese teacup? Or a Haiphong hurricane?

India's economy will be rescued by rising domestic Indian demand. The IMF has raised its growth projection to 6.3 per cent for 2023-24 from its July estimate of 6.1 per cent, owing to stronger-than-expected consumption in the September 2023 quarter.

From Nehru’s tryst with destiny to Modi’s economic muscle

When Ho Chi Minh was party chairman from 1945 to 1969, nobody in Vietnam spoke of pillars; he was the supreme leader.

Vietnam’s four pillars and revolving-door posts

While a new Hun Manet administration is unlikely to swerve away from his father’s policies, he may find the diplomatic space to improve relations with the major Western powers.

Cambodia’s new PM Manet may seek diplomatic space with cooperative style