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ASEAN Business Entity: Integration at the Cost of Inclusion (Tham Siew Yean – FULCRUM)

The ASEAN Business Entity (ABE), initiated during Indonesia’s chairmanship in 2023, recently started a pilot programme in November 2025 under Malaysia’s watch. The ABE’s...

Reading ASEAN’s Sentiments in a Year of Crosswinds (Joanne Lin, Jasmine Yeo – FULCRUM)

Two complementary surveys in 2025 offer a synchronised read on Southeast Asia’s confidence at a time of transition. UOB’s ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Study (ACSS)...

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, December 21, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Russian forces are conducting a new cognitive warfare campaign through limited cross-border attacks across a broad part of the previously dormant northern frontline in...

China’s Nuclear Carrier Aspirations and Strategic Impact (Atul Kumar – Observer Research Foundation)

China’s reported move to construct a nuclear aircraft carrier signals that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is reaching an inflexion point in its...

Emerging Fault Lines in Global Health to Guard Against in 2026 (Lakshmy Ramakrishnan – Observer Research Foundation)

Global health underwent a tumultuous journey in 2025 with the anticipated United States (US) withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), the disassembly of...

Russia-South Korea ties: Drifting, Holding, or Hardening? (Abhishek Sharma, Rajoli Siddharth Jayaprakash – Observer Research Foundation)

Since the new administration under Lee Jae-Myung took office in Seoul, many changes have occurred in South Korea’s ties with its regional partners, except...

Japan’s Rearmament: Technology, Deterrence, and Alliance Dependence (Manoj Joshi – Observer Research Foundation)

In 2022, Japan laid the foundations for a new set of defence and security policies that shed the self-imposed post-World War II constraints on...

Nepal’s Gen Z Uprising: A New Test for India–China Dynamics (Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury, Subhangi Mukherjee – Observer Research Foundation)

In September 2025, Nepal witnessed one of the deadliest political uprisings in its modern political history—a youth-led anti-corruption movement without any party banners or...

Embedded Finance in India: Opportunities and Challenges (Sauradeep Bag – Observer Research Foundation)

As digital infrastructure and financial technologies proliferate in India, embedding finance into non-financial platforms has emerged as a compelling business innovation. Across a range...

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