Strong words are being hurled at each other but there is calibration in the cursing.

For someone who hates to read, Trump has inspired many authors.

Buffeted by Covid-19 and setbacks on multiple fronts, India is turning inwards, which is bad news for its South-east Asian neighbours.

Speculation is rife about who might be Japan's next PM as the incumbent struggles doggedly to fulfil his goals in trying times.

Hardly anyone is writing off the possibility of Trump’s re-election; some who have been longing for America’s self-destruction are even praying for his win on Nov 3.

IN his 2016 Inaugural Address, United States President Donald Trump said: “For too many of our citizens, a different reality exists: Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted-­out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an education system, flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge; and the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealised potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.”

RECENTLY, as the United States aircraft carriers Nimitz and Ronald Reagan conducted war games in the South China Sea to strong protests from Beijing, Indian newspapers were reporting what appears to be a limited pullback by Chinese troops who had entered the disputed Galwan Valley in the Ladakh Himalayas in June, causing a fierce clash that saw the first loss of lives on the Sino-Indian border in more than three decades.

By OWEN BENNETT-JONES

Moving forward, we need to reimagine our post-pandemic societies in the world, region and in Indonesia.

IN about four months, Americans will elect their president. Predictions vary on whether incumbent Donald Trump can win a second term. Whatever the results, however, the effects of the US electoral politics that can impact Asia are already emerging.

Instead of pushing historical figures off their pedestals, consider what Singapore did during its bicentennial year to deal with Stamford Raffles’ place in its history.

Philippines realises it needs VFA protection as the Covid-19 pandemic continues.