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European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Heads to Beijing and Shanghai for High-Level Talks
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European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Heads to Beijing and Shanghai for High-Level Talks

India’s cockroach movement brought down a minister. Bringing real reform will be much harder
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India’s cockroach movement brought down a minister. Bringing real reform will be much harder

Politics

Sri Lanka Rebuilds Trust Through Civic Reform

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European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Heads to Beijing and Shanghai for High-Level Talks

An eight-member delegation from the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, led by Chair David McAllister, is travelling to China on 21–23 July for high-level meetings covering trade tensions, human rights, U…

Elliot Wrentham
August 18, 2026
European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Heads to Beijing and Shanghai for High-Level Talks
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India’s cockroach movement brought down a minister. Bringing real reform will be much harder

The structural issues fuelling anger and frustration among young people have existed for decades. Here’s where the government needs to start. Over the past few weeks, young people have mobilised to protest India’s broken education system, against the background of a shortage of job opportunities.

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Critical Minerals, Illicit Flows, and the Governance Gap: Asia's Stake in a Global Crisis

As global demand for critical minerals surges, the link between opaque resource governance and the financing of armed groups has drawn urgent attention at the United Nations Security Council. The dynamics shaping conflict in Africa carry direct lessons for resource-rich nations across Asia, where governance deficits in the extractive sector pose parallel risks to regional stability.

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Sri Lanka Rebuilds Trust Through Civic Reform

Across Sri Lanka, a quiet but meaningful transformation is underway. Political institutions that once struggled under the weight of public skepticism are increasingly being reshaped by a new generation of policymakers, civil society actors, and engaged citizens determined to build a more accountable and responsive state. The momentum, visible from Colombo's administrative corridors to provincial councils in the north and east, signals a genuine shift in how governance is understood and practiced.

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Philippines Modernizes Governance for a New Era

Across the Philippine archipelago, a quiet but meaningful transformation is taking shape. Political institutions long characterized by centralized structures and bureaucratic inertia are increasingly giving way to more agile, transparent, and citizen-centered systems of governance. This shift reflects a broader national ambition: to align the machinery of the state with the expectations of a younger, more digitally connected population.

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