Geography Archives: Asia

The relatively empty roads have not brought relief, as measures taken to control emissions fail to show results, partly due to weather conditions.

The Indian state of Kerala has eradicated extreme poverty through clear public policy, decentralized planning, and the leadership of its cooperative movement.

Leaked files reviewed by The Grayzone show the U.S. gov’t covertly funded Nepalese youth groups in the run-up to a violent coup. The “Gen Z” shadow army mobilized as the U.S. sought to neutralize Chinese and Indian influence over Kathmandu–now controlled by a leader chosen by an informal social media poll.

Geopolitics commentator Peter Yang takes a deep dive into America’s chip-war defeat. Washington weaponized the semiconductor stack it built, turning interdependence into containment—and the strategy backfired. Reshoring stalled, allies absorbed the costs, and decoupling isolated the U.S. from markets. China pivoted to survival instead: dominating mature nodes, expanding globally, and building institutions to outlast disruption.

Soon after the court granted him bail, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is handling the case sought a stay on the order to be able to appeal against it before the Supreme Court. The Bombay high court rejected it.

The anxiety that the national liberation movement in Malaya⎯, which was intrinsically multi-ethnic and internationalist,⎯engendered in the British colonial state was evident in its constant surveillance of the political actors involved in those activities.

The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Nicaragua, Qu Yuhui, expressed his hope that this Peace Ship would serve as a vehicle for the friendship between the two countries to take deep root.

According to a report in the Times of India (November 23), the United States has asked European countries to restrict immigration in order to preserve “Western Civilization.” Many in the Third World would find the term “Western Civilization” laughable, especially if it is used in the sense of denoting something precious and worth preserving. The atrocities […]

Setting aside concerns of various kind on the resilience of the Chinese economy, foreign financial investors are rushing into the country’s financial markets.

It may be thought that just as any tendency towards a financial outflow causes a squeeze on the living conditions of the working people via an exchange rate depreciation, any opposite tendency, towards an inflow of finance (in excess of the autonomously determined current account deficit in any period) should have the opposite effect of appreciating the exchange rate and hence lowering the cost of living, to the benefit of the working masses.

China’s zero-tariff policy for African countries is also part of its socialist internationalist commitment to strengthening economic ties and promoting industrial investment that supports local production in Africa.

A conference in Shanghai brings together perspectives from across the Global South regarding the World War Against Fascism, challenging western narratives.

The point here is not to criticise the GST rate cut as such; but to underscore the fact that any such rate cut, must be accompanied by an equivalent increase in resource mobilization at the expense of the rich, a matter that is squarely within the domain of the central government.

It is a historic victory for Zohran Mamdani as he won the New York City mayoral race, defeating the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

Prison mirrors society in its hierarchies. Its walls replicate the structures of caste, class, and privilege with cruel precision. This book joins a growing canon of India’s prison literature.

The U.S. has tried to use economic and military pressure to maintain a dominant position in Asia, but the rise of China and the region’s agenda have made it increasingly difficult.

Lei said at the press conference that achieving this goal will be a marked step in meeting the people’s growing expectations for a healthy and fulfilling life, and it will also reflect the comprehensive outcomes of China’s high-quality economic and social development. 

On November 1, 2025, Kerala would have achieved a milestone that no other state in the country has achieved, by implementing a comprehensive programme that no other government in India ever had the courage or vision to conceptualise.

Global supply chains (GSCs)—which account for around 70 percent of international trade—are often referred to as the backbone of the world economy.

From Toshiba to Huawei: America’s Long War on Superior Competitors.