HomeAsialink InsightsAsialink InsightsCommentary and analysis from across the Indo-PacificFilter by placeAsia (general)BangladeshCambodiaChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanKoreaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarNorth KoreaPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteVietnam732 available resourcesClear all filtersInsightsShow all (622)Asia’s real energy test15 July 2026InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general) China’s erasure of Tibet is accelerating13 July 2026InsightsDiplomacyChinaModi's Australia visit: cementing a strategic partnership in an uncertain Indo-Pacific10 July 2026InsightsDiplomacyIndiaIndonesia’s infrastructure trap: when grand plans outpace local reality8 July 2026InsightsDiplomacyIndonesiaAsia’s real energy test15 July 2026The Iran war has underscored the fragility and volatility of global energy markets. Yasuto Watanabe writes energy resilience for ASEAN+3 countries will depend on stronger electricity systems, regional cooperation, and institutions that can manage persistent uncertainty.InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general) China’s erasure of Tibet is accelerating13 July 2026In recent years, the international community has stood idly by while China has systematically eradicated Tibetan culture and identity, writes Brahma Chellaney. Some modest steps would help to preserve one of Asia’s oldest civilisations.InsightsDiplomacyChinaModi's Australia visit: cementing a strategic partnership in an uncertain Indo-Pacific10 July 2026Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia is driven by big strategic ambitions—it is about positioning India as a leading Indo-Pacific power able to regional governance, writes Rahul Mishra.InsightsDiplomacyIndiaIndonesia’s infrastructure trap: when grand plans outpace local reality8 July 2026The smoke rises first in the morning, hanging low over the outskirts of Denpasar before the heat lifts it into a grey haze. These are not factory plumes but household fires—small piles of mixed waste set alight by residents with nowhere else to take it. Plastic melts. Organic scraps smoulder. The smell lingers, Robert Bociaga reports.InsightsDiplomacyIndonesiaShow all (622)
