Mercedes-Benz’s 30-year journey in India began with the 1994 W124 launch with Tata Group, highlighting its strategic patience and deep commitment to the Indian luxury car market. Patience is considered a virtue. And in India, it has undoubtedly been the case for German premium carmaker Mercedes Benz. Having arrived in
Washington is setting a trap in Asia, backing nations like the Philippines against China to further its goals, similar to its strategy in Ukraine. Asian nations need to be more astute than European ones and be on the lookout for a trap like the one that Ukraine fell into. Asia’s
According to the United Nations Population Division, Asia, particularly countries like South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong, leads the world in having the oldest populations. After the UN observed World Day of Social Justice on February 20, Felix Richter of Statista examines one of the major issues the world will
Bangladesh, the third-largest Muslim country, is at a critical juncture as it approaches its January 2024 general election amidst rising fears of an Islamist takeover. Radical groups like the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), and Hefazat-e-Islam (HeI) are gaining ground, potentially turning the nation into a neo-Taliban state. Concerns
Russia will begin year-round LNG shipments via the Arctic route of the NSR, a transit route spanning the entire length of Russia’s Far East and Arctic territories within its exclusive economic zone. Sergey Zybko, the head of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) operator, revealed this week that Moscow intends to
The grenade attack on 21 August 2004 aimed to wipe out the entire leadership of the Awami League, leaving a dark stain on Bangladesh’s history. Despite 24 people dying and many, including current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, suffering severe injuries, justice remains elusive after nearly two decades. The trial has
The Peking University team made the discovery that a 102-meter-tall cypress tree in China has been named the tallest in Asia. A Chinese research team has announced its discovery of the tallest known tree in Asia in the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region. The towering timber
As de-dollarization accelerates, the central banks of Asian countries that are part of the Asian Clearing Union will adopt Iran’s SWIFT alternative, SEPAM. The central banks of Asian countries that are part of the Asian Clearing Union will adopt Iran’s SWIFT alternative as de-dollarization accelerates. In the latest shot fired
The annual Asian Shangri-La Dialogue security conference is one of the reasons why Asia is much more interesting than Europe as a laboratory for the multipolar world. Chinese Defense Minister General Li Shangfu arrives at the Asian Security Forum ‘Shangri La Dialogue’. © Britta Pedersen / picture alliance via Getty Images Last