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Category: Asia-Pacific

On Blocs & Blockades

QUAD or the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD), a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan and the US, has started influencing ties between India and Russia. The Kremlin has accused […]

Widening The Hiatus

Nancy Patricia Pelosi, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan on August 3, 2022, ignoring China’s objections. Although her reckless visit has deepened US-China rupture, the trip […]

6895mt Down On Sea Floor

While discussing shipwrecks, the Titanic comes to one’s mind, first. However, there are many ships which may have disappeared from the pages of history, as many of them have never […]

On A ‘Vision Of Invasion’

After Europe, perhaps it is Asia’s turn to experience a war, with China planning to invade Taiwan. The Washington Post has triggered such a fear, as the US daily has […]

Simple Twists Of Fate

Tsutomu Yamaguchi (March 16, 1916 – January 4, 2010) has been an officially recognised Unluckest person in the world for surviving two atomic explosions. Although at least 70 people are […]

Patriarchal… Unnecessarily

At a time when the Russian invasion of Ukraine attracts the global attention, Japan has triggered a controversy by introducing a rule that is extremely conservative and reactionary by nature. […]

Rising Up To Face The Challenge

Coordinating Economic Interests with defending Democratic Values in relationship with China seems difficult for Germany. Well, it is not so, believes Japan, which has shown the world that one should […]

A(d)dressing Code

When asked his name by the Health Officials, the 12-year-old Indonesian boy from the Province of Sumatra replied: “ABCDEF GHIJK Zuzu!” As expected, the reply surprised the officials at a […]

A Visit From A Parallel Dimension

A man was seen arriving at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo in 1954. Like other passengers, he had to appear before Customs Officials as per the rules. His behaviour, as […]