Obama’s Chinese Heel
China has been a central argument of the American electoral campaign, adding a delicate and complex element to the…
China And The Vatican: A Sixty Year Fight Over Nominations
The mysterious case of the Chinese Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin is a reminder of the unresolved tension between China…
Pakistan Returns To Old Friends, But Internal Instability Remains
India just has to look across its northwestern border to see a mirror image of its instability. Pakistan is…
Hold The Sharkfin
In a stunning reversal, the Chinese State Council has announced that shark fin soup will no longer be served…
Coca Cola Finds A New Frontier In India
Coca Cola, one of the greatest symbols of globalization, could never have passed up the chance to enter the…
BRICS Don’t Know Where Athens Is
In Los Cabos, on the tip of Baja California, Greece is a faraway land in every sense of the…
Merkel, China, And The Rest Of Us
The chorus calling out against Angela Merkel is beginning to sing off-key. Too many voices are singing the same…
India, Political Patron Of The Maldives
Besides being an exotic vacation destination, the Maldives is a country hardened by the nature of its size and…
India’s GDP A Victim Of Pre-Election Uncertainty
Bad news for the Indian economy, worse than expected. In the first trimester of 2012, India’s…
Myanmar And India Making History Together Again
Last May 29th, Indian Prime Minister Manhoman Singh made history in Myanmar. On that morning, Mr. Singh met with…