Nirmal Ghosh

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Beyond the Middle East, Jimmy Carter’s foreign policy decisions were fateful for Asia

Former US President Jimmy Carter had the instinct of a peacemaker and the vision of a human rights activist.

Thailand’s domestic politics needs revival to spark economy, regional influence

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra delivers her government's policy proposal to parliament at the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, September 12, 2024.

Podcast: Mountains of debt deepening human and environmental crises

This photo taken on October 8, 2024 shows a rice vendor waiting for customers at his shop in Laos' capital Vientiane. Suffocating under a mountain of debt to China, communist Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with food prices rising so sharply that a growing number of households are resorting to foraging.

Podcast: Brace for turbulence: China, South-east Asia and Trump 2.0

The US’ President-elect sees tariffs as a weapon, but inherits a world different from that in his first term

Podcast: How Asean is bracing for Donald Trump’s tariff tactics

A worker at a solar panel factory in Dalton, Ga., on Nov. 22, 2023. For some industries with U.S.-based operations, such as solar manufacturing, the prospect of higher tariffs may be welcome.

Podcast: Potential deadlock in US election raises fears of instability

From the eye of the gathering storm in an increasingly severely polarised America, senior journalist, author and veteran foreign correspondent Steven Herman, Chief National Correspondent of Voice of America, shares his views with Asian Insider host Nirmal Ghosh.

Podcast: How will Singapore fare under a Harris or Trump 2.0 US administration?

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump in New York City, U.S. May 30, 2024 and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, U.S., July 22, 2024 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz, Nathan Howard/File Photo

Podcast: How a savvy Asean has helped prevent wars in region

Podcast: South-east Asian scam centres a growing regional security threat

Jalil Muyeke at his home in Uganda in July 2024. Muyeke survived a harrowing ordeal in Myanmar, where he was trafficked and forced to commit online scams.

Podcast: South China Sea more worrying than Taiwan Strait - former US official

This handout photo taken and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Aug 19. shows damage to the Coast Guard ship BRP Cape Engano (MRRV-4411) following a collision with a Chinese coast guard vessel near Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea.

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