Asia

A fight over rights

Racial tensions boil over in New Zealand

A controversial bill regarding Maori people punctures its relative harmony

Water woes

The Caspian Sea is shrinking rapidly

This has big implications for Russia, which has come to rely on Central Asian ports

Banyan

Once a free-market pioneer, Sri Lanka takes a leap to the left

A new president with Marxist roots now dominates parliament too

Women in the workforce

The mystery of India’s female labour-force participation rate

A good news story? Maybe

Extra baggage

Why is it so hard for Indians to get a visa?

Outsourcing firms are capitalising on Indians’ misery

Middle-class malaise

The surprising stagnation of Asia’s middle classes

It could shake up everything from profits to politics

No dough

South Australia tries to ban political donations

The state’s government wants to take money out of politics

A shot in the dark

Can the Philippines keep Donald Trump on its side?

As problems escalate in the South China Sea, it may not be well placed to do so

Banyan

How South-East Asia can weather the Trump trade typhoon

The complacent region could use an outside jolt

Wheels and fortune

India is turning into an SUV country

The culture and meaning of cars is changing as the country gets richer

Bangladesh

2024’s biggest revolution may yet devour its children

Muhammad Yunus faces calls for early elections and retributive justice

Pariah politics

Myanmar’s junta chief finally goes to China

It is the first visit since he staged a coup four years ago