Mohan Kuppusamy
Statecraft and diplomacy in the age of political candour
Not many people have the time, the patience or the inclination to decipher what their leaders are trying to say
Asean can do very little about the civil war in Myanmar
The conflict is mired in historical ethnic tensions and regional geopolitical interests
East Malaysian states’ rights push may upend S-E Asia’s political order
Historical grievances on parliamentary seat allocations and revenue sharing now dominate political debate in Sabah and Sarawak
A hard time ahead for Optus, Singtel’s Australian telco
Will Optus overcome the recent spate of crises?
Hints of Xi-Trump rapprochement while Apec slides into irrelevance
The leaders’ first face-to-face meeting since 2019 is getting more attention than the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit itself
What holds India back from moving up the industrial ladder
The real problem for Delhi is not so much how it might open itself to China’s capital and technology, but rather its...
High-speed rail link proposal gets yet another airing
There is considerable Malaysian opposition to the prospect of a HSR between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Who would foot the bill?
What will happen when the small Pacific states disappear under the sea?
There are many questions but few answers about the fate of small island nations like Tuvalu
Eighty years after Hiroshima, is the world any safer from nuclear war?
AS THE 80th anniversary of the nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki rolls around next month, it is worth asking how safe...
China’s grip on rare earth supply has Trump over a barrel, for now
The country has built up its capacity for both mining and refining rare earths over decades
