The economic opportunities for Malaysia with the UK as a CPTPP member will open up new access both to traditional economic and trade sectors and also as a precursor to similar pursuits of new economic transitions with the reliance of digital transformations, values-based economic approach with the focus on high technology, strategic galvanization o

Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, is hosting the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 from January 13 to February 26, 2025. Over 400 million devotees are expected to participate over the course of the event, which has already seen large crowds. Nearly 35 million individuals took a sacred bath at the Triveni Sangam on January 14, the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti, illu

The early stages of Prabowo’s tenure underscores a troubling trajectory towards centralisation, cloaked under the guise of coalition-building in a fragmented democracy. His 100-minister cabinet, while presenting itself as a testament to political ingenuity, risks dismantling Indonesia’s democratic foundations. This ambitious structure consolida

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triggering a regional arms race and escalating tensions and confrontations in existing hotspots. Third, the potential deployment of BrahMos in Vietnam for coastal defence and anti-ship operations is particularly troubling for China, as it will have a clamping effecton the South China Sea’s western side. In the Philippines case, simulations sugges