Asia | Aryaman Bhatnagar India’s Bangladesh challenge Until recently, the South Asian countries' bilateral ties were going through a ‘golden phase’. But they are increasingly strained
Asia The COVID-19 debt deluge The pandemic may have already set the stage for a debt meltdown, starting in Asia's emerging and developing economies By Jayati Ghosh
Asia The coronavirus and Xi Jinping’s worldview No matter how bad the epidemic might become, this crisis will not change the way China is governed under Xi Jinping By Kevin Rudd
Asia 'Having a charismatic leader really helps' Pollster David Talbot talks about Jacinda Ardern's authenticity, successful campaigning and a new, progressive narrative By David Talbot
Asia Japan's identity crisis Japan's new royals are cosmopolitans. But the country finds itself in a struggle between openness and ritualised tradition By Siegfried Knittel
Asia China's institutional shake-up To reconcile rapid economic growth and climate change mitigation, China wants to mainstream environmental protection By Junjie Zhang
International relations 'Central Asia has always been important for Europe' The influence of political heavyweights China and Russia in Central Asia grows. Peter Burian on Europe's role in the region By Peter Burian
Asia Yes, We Khan Nationalism in Mongolia is in full bloom. But viral resistance seems to be growing — led by the heavy metal band 'The Hu' By Niels Hegewisch
Asia The real victims of China’s trade patterns Trump has railed against China’s massive trade surpluses. But actually China’s neighbors have far more reason to be worried By Jayati Ghosh
Asia India at a crossroads Prime Minister Narenda Modi wins the Indian general election by promising the country’s millennials a glorious future By Patrick Rüther
Global quarantine II Singapore is a poster boy in the fight against Covid-19, while existing inequalities are exacerbated in Bulgaria and Colombia
Belarus’ unorthodox corona response In Europe's ‘last dictatorship’, the government’s strategy isn’t just motivated by medical reasons
Coronavirus crisis: now is the hour of Modern Monetary Theory Economist Peter Bofinger argues that MMT justifies a European ‘whatever it takes’ fiscal response — including eurobonds
