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Bhavan Jaipragas

Asia–Pacific (APAC)

Journalist and Editor at Freelance

Deputy Opinion Editor at The Straits Times

Deputy Opinion Editor, The Straits Times. Previously Asia Editor of South China Morning Post in HK. Opinions my own. https://t.co/yEiIHMCn6s

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  • 1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas

    The Natanz nuclear facility, which represents a cornerstone of Iran’s nuclear programme, pictured on June 14, a day after it was hit by Israeli strikes. PHOTO: AFPOf all that will be parsed from Iran’s public statements in the coming days, it’s especially worth scrutinising what Tehran says about the global non-proliferation regime.

  • 2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas

    Timor-Leste’s President José Ramos-Horta arriving at the Shangri-La Singapore hotel on May 29, ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONGThere is almost no latency in Timor-Leste’s President Jose Ramos-Horta’s response when I ask him whether he was surprised that Asean leaders agreed for his country to formally join as the grouping’s 11th member as early as its next meeting in October.

  • 3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas

    At the Shangri-La Dialogue, some tell-tale signs from the cramped media centre give away what will be the main story. When keyboard clattering intensifies and people crowd around screens, you know the alerts are going to fly. But when the nattering pipes up, you know there’s little interest in whatever is emerging from the sideline sessions. News veterans of this security summit know the drill and the headlines were predictable.

  • 3 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas

    In Singapore, if you’re feeling particularly pugnacious – itching to stir up some fuss at a stale dinner party, revive a fading family gathering, or jolt awake a sleepy WhatsApp group – you could always talk politics or food. Both reliably spark strong opinions, though admittedly they’re a bit predictable. Here’s something better: Singlish.

  • 1 month ago | straitstimes.com | Bhavan Jaipragas

    The recent video by the US mission in Singapore that likened the South China Sea dispute to neighbourhood squabbles in the city-state was telling – not only in its diplomatic insolence, but also in how its subtext revealed a patronising caricature of Singaporeans. Those behind the video seemed to imagine an audience with a rudimentary understanding of the world requiring major dumbing down, rather than one of the most literate societies more than able to grasp complexities.

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RT @TMclaughlin3: "...our true crime for Beijing is that we were not content with playing along in manipulated elections...We dared to reac…