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Tonnes of fertilizer are being unloaded in Brisbane for Australian farmers. It’s not a one-off deal but the product of consistent fertilizing of the relationship between Canberra and Jakarta.

Risks and opportunities for foreign investors.

China’s dominant role in electric vehicle batteries owes much to local government policy.

Russia's assurance that it will maintain a long-term supply of oil and gas to Malaysia looks like a veiled effort to keep Putin's government stocked with U.S. dollars.

The 55-year-old civil society activist and dual Cambodian-U.S. citizen has been locked up on spurious charges since 2022. She is just one of many.

Abrogation of the ceasefires in Manipur may not be an option for the government as it could spark greater violence.

Su Mon from ACLED talks about the military's mounting atrocities, and the Arakan Army's recent abuses against the Rohingya.

Hyper-nationalistic rhetoric is complicating the resolution of the ongoing border dispute, but ending it is not an easy task.

The Treasury Department has designated nine people and 26 ‌entities linked to Prince Holding Group, which it has described as a "transnational criminal organization."

The reprieve led to a brief rally on the Indonesian stock market, but the longer-term outlook is less certain.

The cost of offshoring would be laid bare in a crisis.

While the companies haven’t been named, what’s clear is that Bishkek wants to be seen making an effort to address the EU’s sanctions circumvention concerns. 

The war did what years of Western pressure could not, effectively removing Russia as a viable arms supplier to Southeast Asia.

Insights from Akhil Ramesh.

A Malaysian video attracted attention to the trip and its geopolitical significance.

A Japanese trade group’s Beijing visit, led by an LDP MP, signals a possible thaw in China-Japan relations. 

The conflict did not derail the transition but exposed how vulnerable it remains to external disruption – and how quickly governments can fall back on fossil fuels.

A bank lending a business money is hardly cause for a headline. But this is no ordinary loan.

The suspension of Anthropic’s most advanced AI model has exposed how Silicon Valley lobbying shapes U.S. export policy at the expense of allied economies.

Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama and host Tushar Shetty discuss the priorities and divergences of India’s BRICS presidency ahead of the September leaders’ summit.