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Arvind Jayaram

Assistant Foreign Editor

Arvind is an assistant foreign editor at The Straits Times, with more than two decades of experience in newspaper, radio and digital journalism. With an MBA from the Indian School of Business and a degree in journalism from Delhi University, Arvind enjoys number crunching and data analysis. His work has been recognised by the World Association of News Publishers and at the Sigma Awards. When Arvind’s not tied up with work, he can be found playing guitar or gaming.

Latest articles

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This handout photo taken on March 21, 2024, and received from the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (PCG/BFAR) shows an aerial view of Philippine scientists inspecting Sandy Cay reef, near Philippine-held Thitu Island, in the Spratly Islands, in disputed waters of the South China Sea.

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Mr Tô Lâm (right), and Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean at the dialogue event held at NUS.

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US First Lady Melania Trump (R) and US President Donald Trump (2nd R) welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) and his wife Peng Liyuan (L) to the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP)

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Mohammed Al-Jadaan, Saudi Arabia's finance minister, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 20 to 24. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg