HomeAsialink InsightsAsialink InsightsCommentary and analysis from across the Indo-PacificFilter by placeAsia (general)BangladeshCambodiaChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanKoreaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarNorth KoreaPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteVietnam718 available resourcesClear all filtersInsightsShow all (611)Super El Nino threat, nuclear dead letter, Beijing’s hunky-male theatre – Asian Media Report19 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general)India’s unfinished reform agenda19 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyIndiaVietnam’s bid to become a start-up nation16 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyVietnamIndonesia’s slow-motion loss of macro credibility14 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyIndonesiaSuper El Nino threat, nuclear dead letter, Beijing’s hunky-male theatre – Asian Media Report19 June 2026This week in David Armstrong’s Asian media report: Blistering heat and poor rains warning, Xi’s acceptance of North Korean nukes, Pope’s Pyongyang visit plan, military crowd control in Jakarta protests, India’s recognition of women’s unpaid work, China’s new ‘she economy’.InsightsDiplomacyAsia (general)India’s unfinished reform agenda19 June 2026Global shocks are bearing down on the Indian economy and will likely drag on economic growth. But Shishir Gupta writes these adverse conditions may be a blessing in disguise if they force India to complete its economic reform agenda.InsightsDiplomacyIndiaVietnam’s bid to become a start-up nation16 June 2026By adopting its first national strategy for innovative entrepreneurship, the Vietnamese government has confirmed its ambition to transition towards a knowledge-based economy driven by innovation. Benjamin Cabanes, Thu Nguyen, Trang Le and Cherry Sriratanaviriyakul assess whether Vietnam can really become a start-up nation.InsightsDiplomacyVietnamIndonesia’s slow-motion loss of macro credibility14 June 2026Indonesia’s plummeting currency and share market have prompted parallels with the economic crisis of 1997-98. But Arianto A. Patunru writes the problem is not one of crisis but of complacency—the slow erosion policy direction, institutional safeguards, and fiscal governance.InsightsDiplomacyIndonesiaShow all (611)
