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Break the Vaccine Monopolies Now (Winnie Byanyima, Project-Syndicate)

During the HIV/AIDS epidemic a generation ago, African countries were priced out of lifesaving drugs by pharmaceutical firms that prioritized profits over lives. If...

Joe Biden in a Multipolar World (Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng, Project-Syndicate)

Upon taking office, US President Joe Biden had an opportunity to engineer a reset in international relations, engaging constructively with China and Russia to...

South Korea’s developmentalist response to COVID-19 (David Hundt, East Asia Forum)

For South Korea, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic has been an opportunity to burnish its ‘national brand’. It has experienced relatively few daily infections, cumulative deaths...

The India–Russia strategic partnership is key to Indo-Pacific stability (Joshy M Paul, East Asia Forum)

India and Russia held their first ever 2+2 dialogue in New Delhi during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brief visit to India on 6 December. Both countries...

An examination of the 2035 Vision for China-Africa Cooperation (Yun Sun, Brookings)

The November FOCAC Ministerial Meeting in Dakar adopted four documents: The Dakar Action Plan (2022–2024); the 2035 Vision for China-Africa Cooperation; the Sino-African Declaration on Climate Change; and...

Steadying Taiwan for a storm on the horizon (Ryan Hass, Brookings)

The year 2021 began with triumphal statements from Chinese leaders about “time and momentum” working in China’s favor. The year ends with American power...

Foreign Secretary’s Visit to Myanmar -Reiterating India’s Support to its People (Sreeradha Datta, Vivekananda International Foundation)

Indian Foreign Secretary was in Myanmar (22-23 Dec. 21) meeting with different stakeholders including the the military government and the opposition which continues to...

Afghanistan Mired in Uncertainty (Aakriti Vinayak, Vivekananda International Foundation)

Taliban after illegitmately wresting power in Afghanistan has entered its fourth month. However the country remains in chaos and at the edge of abyss....

What the CCP Wants from its Media (Gunjan Singh. Vivekananda International Foundation)

On December 15, 2021 the All China Journalists Association (ACJA) organized a conference in Beijing. The Conference was attended by Xi Jinping who spoke...

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