• Society

    The Overheated Network: How Climate Change and Weather Extremes Decouple Biodiversity

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Life on Earth resembles a highly complex clockwork mechanism. Over millions of years, plants, animals, and microorganisms have adapted to one another, shaping a stable equilibrium. Today, however, man-made climate change and intensifying weather extremes are acting like a sledgehammer on this sensitive structure.…

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    Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan to Set Up Supreme Interstate Council

    President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev following the agreement to laucnch a Supreme Interstate Council By Kuban Andymen BISHKEK: Following talks in Cholpon-Ata, the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, Sadyr Japarov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, signed a Treaty on Alliance Relations, formalizing the transition of bilateral…

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    Saudi Arabia Launches Precision Strikes on Iran-Backed Militias in Iraq After Drone Attacks on Oil Facilities

    By Habib Toumi RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that its armed forces, in coordination with the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), carried out precision strikes against specific Iran-backed militia targets inside Iraq in response to recent drone attacks targeting the Kingdom’s oil infrastructure. The announcement came after Saudi authorities…

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    Small State, Global Strategy: How Singapore Is Outsmarting Geopolitical Turbulence

    By Ivan Lim,Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: The prolonged Middle-East conflict that began with US-Israeli attack on Iran on Feb 28 has been most unsettling for Singapore, from disruption of energy supplies to severing of food supply chains via blockage of the Strait of Hormuz, and now tolls…

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  • South Asia

    Navigating the Great Power Rivalry

    By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBO: Despite temporarily banning foreign research vessels and ships due to intense international pressure, the Sri Lankan government was ultimately forced to reopen its ports by formulating standardized operating procedures applicable to all nations. This delicate pivot clearly illustrates the immense diplomatic pressure Colombo faces as it…

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    Global Ordeal: How Extreme Weather Blocks the Development of All Continents

    By Dr. Hassan Humeida KIEL, GERMANY: Climate change knows no borders. What began as a physical alteration of the Earth’s atmosphere has evolved into an existential crisis for global sustainability. The devastating extreme weather events of recent years—from unprecedented heatwaves to once-in-a-century floods—affect every corner of the earth. They directly…

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    Pakistan’s Water Protest Sparks Satire

    AI-generated image in circulation- A Sindhi local firmly holds back Prime Minister Modi as he attempts to personally reroute the waters of the Indus River By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) organized a series of province-wide rallies across Sindh on July 12, 2026, protesting what…

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    Pakistan: Paying Billions for Electricity Citizens Never Use

    By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The citizens of Pakistan are gripped by a paralyzing energy crisis, created by the successive governments of some political parties. For the ordinary citizen, small business owner, or laborer, this crisis doesn’t live in policy documents. It arrives every month in electricity bills which…

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    Oil Exploration Project: France Casts a New Strategic Net Over Sri Lankan Waters

    By Leo Nirosha Darshan COLOMBO — Situated at the very heart of the Indian Ocean, the island nation of Sri Lanka has long been an indispensable pivot along international maritime trade routes and a crucial piece on the geopolitical chessboard of global superpowers. Amidst the ongoing tug-of-war for regional dominance among…

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    Pakistan: One Husband, Thousands of Wives

    AI-generated image widely circulating across social media platforms mocks the loop in in the official family tree registry By Nasir AijazThe AsiaN Representative ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Pakistan’s largest social safety net, has recently come under intense parliamentary scrutiny following the presentation of the Auditor General of…

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