The ‘Arctic Silk Road’ has come alive as Bloomberg ship-tracking data shows that Russia has sent the first LNG tanker, Fedor Litke, to Asia this year. This year, Russia shipped its first liquefied natural gas cargo via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the Arctic onboard the vessel Fedor Litke.
The China-Central Asia summit last week solidified the expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from Western China in Xinjiang to its western neighbors, extending all the way to Iran, Turkey, and Eastern Europe. This development showcases the rise of the Eurasian Heartland, posing a challenge to the West.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami are reportedly plotting against Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League by hiring Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, as a lobbyist through Blue Star Strategies. This move, revealed in May 2023, aims to pressure the US to intervene in Bangladesh’s elections, stop trade
Currently, the world’s attention is focused on the European theater of war, but some very interesting events are also unfolding in Asia.
Although multiple factors (e.g., strategic, political and ethnic) contribute to the escalation of border tensions among the Central Asian neighbors, the management of water resources has been a perennial issue, frequently sparking conflict.
Due to the toll long working hours are taking on workers and their productivity, the idea of a four day work week is spreading throughout Asia.
Foreign Minister S Jaishankar chastised Europe on Tuesday for questioning India’s Russia-Ukraine policy, reminding the Europeans that they were not trying to bend over backwards to resolve India’s issues when the rules-based order was under risk in Asia or when, as he put it, Afghanistan’s civilized society was shoved aside.
Even though developing military manpower is a goal for many countries, some nations have no militaries at all. In contrast, here we visualize countries who have the largest military in the world.
Israeli police have arrested 20 Israelis for secretly developing Suicide Drones for an unnamed country in Asia.