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Asian Affairs strives to be the leading source for insights on Asia's rising powers, such as India, China, and Japan, and their global interactions. As South Asia emerges as a focal point for economic and political activities, understanding India becomes essential for policymakers, business leaders, and industrialists in the modern era. Asian Affairs aims to showcase this significance by providing the region with a credible voice. The magazine has built a strong reputation as a trusted source for news and opinions on various topics, including economic, political, and cultural issues within Asia. It is crafted by experienced journalists and columnists from both India and the UK, and has been referenced in discussions across various media outlets in the Subcontinent and beyond.

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EXCEPTION TO THE RULE?

2 weeks ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | M J Akbar |Tanya Vatsa

A recent Democracy Forum panel discussion looked ahead to what the future might hold for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad Will Syria prove to be the exception to the rule that has been created over the past several decades, in the aftermath of toppled Arab autocracies? How might reconstruction of the country take place, and why does accountability for Syrian war crimes matter?
MONTH IN BRIEF - APRIL 2025

2 weeks ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | M J Akbar |Tanya Vatsa

The Pacific nation of Kiribati says it is exploring a deep-sea mining partnership with China, offering Beijing the attractive prospect of access to a huge swathe of the Pacific Ocean that harbours coveted metals and minerals. China has for some time been ramping up efforts to court Pacific nations sitting on lucrative sea-floor deposits of cobalt, nickel and copper, recently signing a cooperation deal with the Cook Islands.
TURNING THE TIDE

2 weeks ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | Yvonne Gill |M J Akbar |Tanya Vatsa

Yvonne Gill considers how Asia’s security frameworks and the tenacity and adaptability of regional markets will be tested by changing US policies President Donald Trump’s second term, characterised by a clear shift in US foreign policy, is resonating far beyond the corridors of power in Washington, from the streets of New Delhi and Jakarta to the diplomatic chambers in Tokyo and Singapore.
DECIPHERING THE AMERICAN SCREAM

3 weeks ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | M J Akbar |Tanya Vatsa

Trump is tired of freeloaders but, writes MJ Akbar inbuilt into his demand for Ukraine’s minerals is an iron-clad security guarantee The lips said it, the mind read it.
OLD ALLIANCES, NEW FAULTLINES

3 weeks ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | Tanya Vatsa |M J Akbar

In the intricate web of international relations, Europe’s response to Russian aggression has become a test not only of military resolve but of strategic maturity. The evolving dynamics – shaped by US President Donald Trump’s ambivalent foreign policy and his recent meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky– have exposed the widening faultlines between rhetoric and reality, alliance and autonomy.
LETTERS - APRIL 2025

3 weeks ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | M J Akbar |Tanya Vatsa

Your March editorial (‘Advantage Asia’) had several important things to say, not least about ‘much needed reform’ of the current world order by its very founder, the United States, the extent of global dependence on the US security umbrella, and how Asia is well placed both to cope with American disengagement and to challenge the notion of individual rights versus those of the wider community.
TIME FOR ANOTHER NOBEL GENUFLECTION?

1 month ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | M J Akbar |Amit Agnihotri |Tanya Vatsa

MJ Akbar reviews the year that has just ended and looks ahead to what 2025 may bring, as well as highlighting the rise of India through the lanes of Goa Donald Trump is so unpredictable that he is in danger of becoming predictable. First, let us pay genuine homage to the disciple of Frank Sinatra who did it ‘My Way’.
UNDERWATER WARFARE

1 month ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | Tanya Vatsa |Amit Agnihotri

As the world becomes ever more interconnected, Tanya Vatsa highlights how submarine cables are emerging as a new geopolitical battlefield In today’s hyper connected world, the arteries of global communication run silently beneath our oceans.
SEA OF TROUBLES - AsianAffairs

1 month ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | Amit Agnihotri |Tanya Vatsa

A recent Democracy Forum debate invited panellists to explore the territorial disputes in the South China Sea from a legal, geopolitical and security perspective China’s ‘nine-dash line’ emerged from a cartographic error, while Beijing’s shifting claims in the South China Sea are paired with the more risk-taking and aggressive nature of the Xi Jinping government.
THE TRUMP TEMPEST

1 month ago | asianaffairs.co.uk | Amit Agnihotri |Tanya Vatsa

Dark clouds now loom over the recent disengagement along the LAC, which was projected as a thaw in China-India ties. Amit Agnihotri reports.