Even if you agree that ASEAN is tipping towards China, the reasons are not what you think. It is not regional geopolitics but the Israel-Hamas conflict that has tipped the scale recently as per ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute's widely followed annual survey of the region.

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If my calculations are correct, this means that about 60% of all Teslas globally come from the Shanghai gigafactory, which is insane. Here are the numbers: as the Bloomberg article says, 86,697 deliveries from the Shanghai factory in August. Tesla delivers globally anywhere

The kin red line, on Inside Story inside.org.au/the-kin-red-li…

Pleasure to be a part of a discussion on NDTV on #IndiaSingaporeties on the occasion of the Indian Prime Ministers visit to Singapore youtube.com/live/QJBta8Svy…

Published research on ASPI Strategist finds Australia’s big battery projects may be tied to Uyghur forced labor. Stricter due diligence is needed to protect human rights in the push for clean energy, write Tilla Hoja, david wroe & Justin Bassi aspistrategist.org.au/australias-cli…

India faces a difficult tightrope walk, as it finds itself surrounded by a clutch of unstable states in its immediate neighbourhood. Dinesh Narayanan threads together the nuances of India’s diplomacy challenges in a must read analysis in Founding Fuel. foundingfuel.com/article/fire-i…

As someone who uses toll roads every second day, can say this was most necessary. But could also be an employment spoiler...many toll plazas in North India were deploying women. They face retrenchment

A dog was running after the ambulance that was carrying their owner. When the EMS realized it, he was let in. ❤️

Lectures train one to listen. Abolishing lectures is therefore an excellent university preparation for professional life in the managerial class.

Legacies Of Comrade Sitaram Yechury: A Personal Tribute – OpEd eurasiareview.com/14092024-legac…

This tells you why the Indian university system is crumbling. It resists attempts to reform it. Ajit Ranade is one of India’s finest intellectuals and eminently qualified to head a university. Yet the system is stacked against people like him. Feel sorry for Gokhale

#Sector36OnNetflix #VikrantMassey has put in a performance bringing back chilling memories of #AnthonyHopkins as #HannibalLector in #SilenceoftheLambs A must-watch film 👍👍👍👍

Amitabh Bachchan is crazy. He first asks to win money in kaun banega crorepati. Then asks to buy gold from Kalyan jewellers. Later, he asks to mortgage the gold in Muthoot finance. And,when there is tension to pay the loan, he asks to apply Navratna oil on the head.

BREAKING: Mike Pence has announced that he cannot in good conscience vote for Donald Trump. Retweet to make sure every American sees this clip.

If only sense and sensibility could have been so nuanced and elegant for common understanding 👏👏👏

It was a pleasure speaking with Devyani Chaturvedi on #IndiaSingapore ties.

‘India is a leader. But those India is leading want India to listen to what they want. It has to defend its national interest, which is normal. But it has to also see how it can help the others if it wants to lead.’ WTO Director General thehindubusinessline.com/economy/india-…

Irony. Killing tuskers for feeding hungry people, when tuskers themselves get killed by poaching people.Can’t other countries send food for feeding the hungry? timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-…