Part 2 : Afghanistan a war-torn country yearns for peace. Life in Afghanistan has been paralyzed. Its economy is in tatters. Almost ninety percent of its GDP comes from foreign funding. Unemployment ratio is skyrocketing. Fifty percent of its population ...
When we delve into the history of South Asia’s agriculture, it can be observed that agriculture has witnessed a gradual shift from the traditional and labour-intensive farming to capital intensive commercial farming. Around 51 per cent of South Asia’s 1.6 ...
In old, golden days hardly any challenges of unemployment and social grievances could be traced. With myriad socio-economic challenges on the rise, migration is a prime driver for source of employment and livelihood. After globalization in the 1980s and 1990s, ...
OBOR : It is well- known fact both the immediate neighbouring countries of Nepal; China and India have a tremendous security concern in Nepal, it might be because of the geopolitical situation of Nepal or any hideous factors. Even though ...
The grandeur, Asian Civilization shared cannot be found else. From Mesopotamia, Indus Valley to Chinese Civilization the incense they shared was immense. China and India still were praised for their economic manoeuvres in the past. It is an agreed fact at some point in time ...
The former DKI Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahja Purnama, often called Ahok, was awarded the man of the year in 2014 by Globe Asia magazine. He has received overwhelmingly positive feedbacks in the world of international politics, and is often considered ...
Forecast Following its upcoming leadership transition, Vietnam will continue to integrate with the global economy and pursue security cooperation with Russia, India and its Southeast Asian neighbors. The country’s imperatives, aligned with those of the Communist Party, will prevent a wholehearted ...
2015 was the year authoritarian governments struck back against democratic pressures. The story of 2015 in Southeast Asia was Myanmar’s November election. In giving the National League for Democracy and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi a landslide, Myanmar citizens ...
As I entered the villager’s house in coastal Papua and removed my shoes, I was told to bring them in inside – otherwise the Orang Wamena (mountain clan) would steal them. Noticing the ruins of a house nearby, I asked ...
2016 is just around the corner and there’s a lot to keep an eye on in Asia in the first month of the year. In January 2016, we’ll see elections in Taiwan, the formal operational launch of China’s Asian Infrastructure ...