Nobody is buying China’s affordable housing in Beijing
Beijing introduced the plan in 2016, but the array of cheap quality condominiums that are far from everywhere saw interest die out pretty quick.
Donald Trump’s deal to de-escalate tensions with China is just not good enough
There is nothing in Donald Trump's tentative deal with China that wouldn’t have existed in the absence of the past two years of wrangling.
Jeremy Corbyn set to step down as Labour Party leader after record defeat
Exit polls suggested Labour would lose 61 seats since the 2017 election, finishing on just 201 MPs, making it the party's worst result since 1935.
Boris Johnson’s Conservatives head for big majority in British election
Johnson’s majority – the biggest for his Conservatives since Margaret Thatcher’s in 1987 – will give him more power to get his own way on Brexit.
Boeing to miss another deadline on returning its controversial 737 Max to the skies
Boeing has repeatedly moved the goal posts for 737 Max’s return after it was grounded in March following two fatal crashes linked to a flight-control software system
The major miscalculation by US in its Afghan war — Pakistan
Former US envoy and defence officials point out the flaws in policymaking, say successive administrations failed to see the ‘Pakistan danger’.
Long nights and dealing with a shifting electorate — How the UK exit poll is made
A team of political experts will sift through data of millions of voters, while also comparing voting trends from previous years to predict who will run Britain's government next.
Aung San Suu Kyi rejects genocide allegations against Myanmar at ICJ
Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi dismissed claims that Myanmar tried to exterminate Rohingya Muslims in 2017, but admitted to the army's use of excessive force.
Carbon market rules divide envoys at UN climate talks in Madrid
Industrial nations and environmental groups want a system with strict rules that guarantee genuine reductions while countries like Brazil and Australia want more flexibility to draw in investment.
China was biggest jailer of journalists in 2019, says press watchdog
China held at least 48 journalists for reasons related to their work, one more than in 2018, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report.
It is friendly and suspicious, distant but curious, paranoid yet cocky. Welcome to Pakistan, a full-fledged national security state which suspects everyone, most of all its own.
Welcome to Pakistan, a full-fledged national security state which suspects everyone, most of all its own.
CAB, NRC, Kashmir: Is Modi govt damaging India’s diplomatic standing for domestic politics?
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe postponed his visit to India amid protests in Assam over the passage of the new citizenship law.
Defence
‘Make in India has failed in defence sector’ — experts highlight importance of self-reliance
Experts at the Military Literature Festival in Chandigarh list why Modi govt's flagship Make in India programme has failed to take off in the defence sector.
Why CAB-plus-NRC fantasy is BJP’s next Ram Mandir-plus-Article 370 gambit
CAB-plus-NRC is an idea that’s dead-on-arrival. But it’s the BJP’s next Ram Mandir that will be used to polarise and expose the party’s rivals.