Modi’s initiative is undermining the very idea of India as a secular and multicultural liberal society.
Beyond Hong Kong: Unrest in Indonesia
The once reformist President Joko Widodo, now in his second term, gets swallowed up by the bureaucracy and overall Indonesian politics.
Two Chinas: Hong Kong and Shanghai
The people of Hong Kong are fighting a very courageous battle against very long odds. Meanwhile, people in Shanghai live well under a Faustian bargain with the CCP.
Southeast Asia: From Trade Wind to Typhoon

Trade brought prosperity to many of the trading sultanates which lined the coast of the archipelago and peninsula.
Southeast Asia: Three Interventions

China’s rise, the spread of Islam and the arrival of Europeans had a profound effect on the region.
Southeast Asia: Sumatra and Java in their Prime

Chinese Buddhists traveled to Sumatra to improve their learning before proceeding to India and Sri Lanka.
October 2049: The 100th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China
What will China look like a century after Mao’s victory in 1949?
China: The Year of the Pig (Flu)
Pigs’ centrality to life in China is reflected in the Mandarin character for home which depicts a pig under a roof.
Yes, America, in Xinjiang We Are Fighting Terrorism
U.S. and Western criticisms of Chinese reeducation policies in Xinjiang are off the mark – and represent a double standard.