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Foreign Correspondence
Podcast: Philip Bowring
Long before there were the nation states of Southeast Asia, the region was dominated by a series of ancient empires. This legacy of the region, which lasted centuries and still manifests itself in some ways […]
Foreign Correspondence
Indian Trade Seen Booming With ASEAN
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — ASEAN business ties extending west into India have never enjoyed the same cachet as trade with China to the north. That’s partly because access to India was blocked by Myanmar’s isolation […]
Foreign Correspondence
Photojournalist Gang-Raped in Mumbai
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — A 22-year-old photojournalist was gang-raped while on assignment in Mumbai, adding yet another victim to India’s soaring sex crime figures. The incident took place in Mumbai – which many consider to […]
Foreign Correspondence
Bullies of Beijing
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — One of the elementary rules of foreign policy is when you are in a hole, stop digging. But judging by their recent behavior, Beijing’s foreign policy mandarins and national security establishment […]