HomeAsialink InsightsAsialink InsightsCommentary and analysis from across the Indo-PacificFilter by placeAsia (general)BangladeshCambodiaChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanKoreaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarNepalNorth KoreaPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteVietnam785 available resourcesClear all filtersInsightsShow all (675)Expanding the diplomatic toolbox: Southeast Asia at the New Delhi BRICS Summit21 October 2026InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general)How to avoid ambiguity becoming a ‘solution’ for the South China Sea18 October 2026InsightsDiplomacyChinaAnti-Modi protesters join forces, Japan leads ICC defence, toxic wildfire haze returns – Asian Media Report18 October 2026InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general) China’s panda diplomacy is losing its charm15 October 2026InsightsDiplomacyChinaExpanding the diplomatic toolbox: Southeast Asia at the New Delhi BRICS Summit21 October 2026Four ASEAN member countries attended the BRICS Summit in New Delhi in mid-September in different capacities. Gurjit Singh writes that this shows the region preserving strategic autonomy, avoiding binary choices and expanding options.InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general)How to avoid ambiguity becoming a ‘solution’ for the South China Sea18 October 2026After decades of little progress, regional discussion about a maritime Code of Conduct in the South China Sea risks becoming an end in itself. Even so, writes Hai Hong Nguyen, some modest goals—confidence building, crisis prevention and pragmatic cooperation at sea—remain within reach with enough political will.InsightsDiplomacyChinaAnti-Modi protesters join forces, Japan leads ICC defence, toxic wildfire haze returns – Asian Media Report18 October 2026This week in David Armstrong’s Asian Media Report: Rahul Gandhi backs ‘Cockroach’ demonstrations, Trump’s world court attack seen as illegal, AI producing have and have-not countries, and China’s unique ancient art replica.InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general) China’s panda diplomacy is losing its charm15 October 2026Since giving a pair of giant pandas to the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 1972 following President Richard Nixon’s visit to Beijing, China has used panda loans as a means of projecting a harmless and friendly image globally. But argues Brahma Chellaney it was always an act—and foreign audiences are no longer falling for it.InsightsDiplomacyChinaShow all (675)
