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Why Trump and other G7 leaders meeting without China might be a mistakeThe G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about excluding China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. However, the G7's ...- Trump and other G7 leaders are meeting without China. Is that a mistake?The G7, a club of wealthy nations, faces questions about its relevance without China. China's economy now surpasses most G7 members. Howeve...
- On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
- New megacities lie in the path of devastating floodsGlobal population growth is concentrating in vulnerable Asian and African megacities. These urban centers face increasing flood threats due...
- Bangladesh new service law: Protesting employees lock main entrance of SecretariatBangladeshi government employees protested a new service law, halting administrative functions and locking the Secretariat gate briefly. Si...
- Unease grips Bangladesh amid protests in civil administration over interim govt policiesBangladesh faces rising unrest. Government employees and business leaders protest Muhammad Yunus's interim government policies. They fear e...
- Ho Chi Minh’s triumph and Vietnam’s history of hungerLast week marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, a key moment in Vietnam’s history and the story of Ho Chi Minh, who started hi...
- In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow riceVietnam is the world's third-largest rice exporter, and the staple importance to Vietnamese culture is palpable in the Mekong Delta.
- Re-imagining rice, a crop that feeds the worldIn China, a study showed that extreme rainfall had reduced rice yields over the past 20 years. India limited rice exports out of concern fo...
- World trade data begin to show early signs of ‘Reglobalisation’The “reglobalisation” will take years, and world's trade data is just beginning to offer clues about the might of the changes, and who’s wi...
- Will This Be the 'Indian Century'? The answer lies in these four questionsNo country is likely to challenge India in size for centuries. What had long been "the world's largest democracy" is now, simply, "the worl...
- Will this be the 'Indian century'? Four key questionsNo country is likely to challenge India in size for centuries. What had long been "the world's largest democracy" is now, simply, "the worl...
- Why China’s confidence could turn out to be a weaknessWhile much of that pride is well placed, it also breeds cockiness. It gives Xi a justification for unwinding the policies of openness that ...
- Heatwave-hit India irks G7 with wheat export banThe announcement drew sharp criticism from the Group of Seven industrialised nations' agriculture ministers meeting in Germany, who said th...
- The new US challenge in Afghanistan: Coping with Taliban ruleHowever fierce in battle, the Taliban seem to understand that governing an impoverished, war-ravaged nation is a very different challenge f...
- View: South Asia should pay attention to its standout star -- BangladeshIndia — eternally confident about being the only South Asian economy that matters — now must grapple with the fact that it, too, is poorer ...
- 'The Gambler', Grammy award winner & country music icon Kenny Rogers passes away at 81The Houston-born performer with the husky voice and silver beard sold tens of millions of records.
- Hare, tortoise and monkey: As China head butts its neighbours and rivals, it is setting itself up for a fallIn November 2014, the world held its breath as Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Japan’s Shinzo Abe exchanged one of the frostiest handshakes i...
- 'Nehruvian Socialism' a derogatory term, 4% growth till 1964 was a breakthrough: Jean DrezeThere is a tendency to create separate infrastructural tracks for rich and poor, instead of trying to ensure basic facilities are available...
- World looks to Japan's rice mountain to ease crisisWorld leaders looking for ways to ease global food shortages may have found one answer in warehouses dotted around Japan where a rice mount...
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