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India needs to assert its superpower arrival

India, having recently surpassed China as the world’s most populous country, stands as the fastest-growing major economy globally and set to become the world’s third-largest economy within the next five years. With its vast geographical expanse ranking it as the world’s

China-Philippines near full diplomatic collapse at sea

MANILA – Escalating disputes in the South China Sea are entering a perilous new phase with the virtual breakdown in Philippine-China communication channels amid contradictory accounts of diplomatic negotiations aimed at preventing an armed conflict. Philippine President

US Replicator drone drive to pack suicidal Switchblades

The US is ramping up its Replicator initiative by integrating suicide drones as part of the project to quickly enhance autonomous systems and counter China’s military expansion in the Indo-Pacific. This month, multiple media sources reported that the US Pentagon has confirmed

Youthful Vietnamese migrants protest vs rulers back home

More than 200 mostly young people gathered outside the Vietnamese embassy in London to protest against Vietnam’s ruling communist party, demanding the release of all prisoners of conscience and calling for democratic reforms. What was interesting about this protest that I

‘Burning furnace’ purge stoking new faith in Vietnam

In the scorching furnace of Vietnam’s anti-corruption campaign, the flames have raged fiercely, engulfing Communist Party officials like dry tinder. Some have been swiftly cast aside, while others saw their political careers reduced to smoldering embers. Initially, this

Over a third of urban Chinese live in sinking cities

Across the world, many cities are slowly sinking. Most are on the coast, including tropical megacities like Jakarta in Indonesia or Manila in the Philippines, or places like New Orleans, Vancouver or much of the Netherlands. Other sinking cities, like Mexico City and many of