What Washington frames as inclusive diplomacy may ultimately legitimise the most regressive forces in Bangladesh’s political ecosystem.

A slight man who is believed to be in his 40s, Arif Kurniawan is part of Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese minority. He keeps a low ...

To continuously observe how China is perceived by the world, the Global Times once again launched the "Global Survey on ...

Delhi needs a strategic “second circle”: a space that will make its trade routes independent from its neighbours, increase its logistical resilience, and hinder geopolitical encirclement. This logic ...

As 2025 ends, global security is defined by a systemic shift. The year underscores a critical question — can democracies adapt to a new era of conflict?

Some say the post-war liberal order died in 2025. But while US President Donald Trump may have accelerated its demise, it was ...

The 2025 Chicago Council Survey found that politicians of the United States' embrace of disengaging from and limiting China is no longer in step with the majority of the US public. The survey was ...

For the Mekong region, 2025 brought political, economic and environmental pressures, leaving a daunting agenda for future ...

The military’s standing was bolstered by the conflict with India in May, which generated a wave of support for the ...

A fierce rivalry between the forces of peaceful development and those of turmoil dominated the Middle East landscape in 2025.

Arif Kurniawan has gone from earning paychecks at Glencore to controlling approximately a third of his country’s domestic ...