The Aravallis are finally getting the attention denied to them for decades. One of the oldest ridges in the world, the nearly 700-km Aravalli mountains could have been a UNESCO natural heritage site for vintage…
Is Japan diluting Chinese influence by supporting Sri…
Japan, one of the main creditors of Sri Lanka along with India and China, plans to organise a meeting of all creditors including international institutions to resolve Colombo’s financial crisis. On Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister…
China may not attack Taiwan “immediately” after Pelosi’s…
Khedroob Thondup is a Tibetan writer and author based in Taiwan. He is also the Dalai Lama's nephew—the son of His Holiness' elder brother. Born in Kolkata in 1952, he is well known for publishing…
Why did Ranil Wickremesinghe appoint Nasheed of Maldives…
On Thursday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed as an advisor to help his country secure foreign aid and bail Sri Lanka out of its unprecedented crisis. Since late last…
Once known as tourist paradise, has Maldives become…
Investigators are still trying to figure out which organisation plotted the attack on former president of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed. What is, however, clear is that the tiny archipelago of nearly 1,200 islands has become a…
Xi Jinping visits Nyngchi, close to Arunachal Pradesh…
Leader for Life, Xi Jinping made a quick, unannounced visit to Tibet—his first as the President of China. Videos surface from the visit, showing Xi in front of the Potala Palace and visiting Nyingchi, a…
Are the Rajapaksas set to face a no-confidence…
As the Rajapaksa brothers—Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa, defiantly hold on to their Presidential and Prime Ministerial positions respectively despite strong public opposition, they finally confront the reality of a no-confidence motion. President Rajapaksa's party—the…
Tibetans in crosshairs of Xi’s assault on minorities…
Chinese President Xi Jinping is relying on the United Front Work Department (UFWD)—a Mao-era contraption—to tighten his totalitarian grip on China’s society and economy. On September 16, Xi told the inaugural UFWD conference for private…
Suitable boy Bangladesh being wooed by India, China,…
In the last few weeks, India's eastern neighbor is being wooed by not just China but Pakistan also, even as India is mending its relations after last year's downswing owing to the controversy over the…