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Federal reserve’s recent rate hike leaves us with 5 things to note in Asian markets

Ishika Mookerjee -
Following the market volatility this month and an unusual rate hike by the Fed since 1994, these are a few things one can expect.

Asia poses a challenge to Elon Musk’s idea of ‘free speech’ on Twitter

Vlad Savov -
Asia, home to more than half the world’s population, is Twitter’s biggest growth opportunity and arguably a far thornier challenge.

US doubles down on India, Pakistan as Ukraine war fault lines emerge. But Asia won’t take it

M.K. Bhadrakumar -
Ukraine crisis injected urgency for US to cultivate new Asian partners. But the likelihood of India continuing trade with Russia is galling.

Investors search for safe havens as Omicron takes hold in Asia

Gearoid Reidy -
Many remain positive, however, about Asia’s ability to weather the storm as its best-performing nations kept the number of Covid deaths at levels far lower than countries elsewhere.

About 63 per cent of Asia Pacific’s GDP is at risk from nature loss. Here’s how to fix it

Akanksha Khatri -
The food, land and ocean use system contributes 40 per cent to regional GDP and 60 per cent to employment, significantly more than the global average.

Why India should forget Afghanistan, Pakistan, ‘Terroristan’ & shift strategic gaze to the seas

Shekhar Gupta -
India shouldn’t be paranoid about a weakened Pakistan creating a new ‘Terroristan’. This is the best chance to focus on maritime power and opportunity rather than overland threats.

China’s invasion of Taiwan will be a disaster for Asia. India must draw a red line

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
India’s voice alone is not going to change Xi Jinping’s mind on Taiwan, but it can complicate his calculations.

The 2020s will decide if India will be a gazelle or a hippo — large, slow, and aggressive

Kiran Karnik -
In ‘Decisive Decade’, Kiran Karnik writes that this was going to be ‘India’s century’, but it all started going downhill from 2012.

Covid-19 pandemic: Asia-Pacific region sees new wave, many outbreaks in Australia’s Victoria

Kairvy Grewal -
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe

Modi’s India plans to be ‘vishwaguru’ but forgets soft power is useless without hard muscle

Shivshankar Menon -
In ‘India and Asian Geopolitics’, Shivshankar Menon writes that being a vishwaguru plays well with Modi’s Hindu constituency but is hardly a realistic goal when India is a net importer of knowledge.
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China wants to lead, not create new world order, say Chinese analysts

Sana Hashmi -
Rather than attempting to overthrow the current system, Chinese commentary positions the country as both defending existing frameworks and guiding their evolution.

Govt must bring pending GST reforms too

Corruption, nepotism, and a hit-and-run—how Gen Z anger spilled onto Nepal’s streets

Economy

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Sushil Manav -
Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Defence

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

National Interest

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?

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