North Asia

by Vladimir Rozanskij | RUSSIA-TAJIKISTAN

The Isis cell in the region between Afghanistan and Central Asia sees Russia as the main support for its two worst enemies, the regimes in Kabul and Tehran. While in Tajikistan, President Rakhmon stigmatises the high number of Tajiks among the militia, but according to his opponents their radicalisation is the effect of his twenty years of repression.


Today's news: Bangkok court convicts Chinese businessman and three accomplices for running a surrogate mother circuit; Agreement between IMF and Islamabad to allocate a first tranche of .1 billion; Aramco will increase gas production by 60%; Two Vietnamese pro-minority activists sentenced to prison for 'abuse of democratic freedoms'. 

| 21/03/2024
| ASIA TODAY
by Vladimir Rozanskij

Moscow will soon introduce new tax burdens to support the war effort, with the risk also of drastic interventions on bank savings. And as the rouble continues to devalue, the use of gold as a safe haven asset grows.

| 20/03/2024
| RUSSIA

Today's news: At least 15 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Nuseirat refugee camP; In India, water reservoirs are at their lowest levels in five years; Pyongyang launches "super-large" rockets capable of hitting Seoul; Villagers in Laos accuse Chinese company of polluting the Mekong.

| 20/03/2024
| ASIA TODAY
by Vladimir Rozanskij

An investigation by Sibir.Realii recounts the hardships in the lives of the ethnic groups that have lived in this region of the Russian Far East since time immemorial and today are grappling with serious difficulties caused by climate change and the industrial exploitation of natural resources. With the sanctions that have hit Gazprom, the authorities are no longer distributing subsidies, while their fishing grounds are being bought by the Chinese. 

| 19/03/2024
| RUSSIA

Today's news: in Gaza, according to the UN, a surge in deaths from starvation is 'imminent'; South Korean president's warning: fake news and artificial intelligence a 'threat' to democracy; Indian police arrest five people for the assault on Muslim university students at a hostel in Gujarat; Burmese junta bombing in Rakhine kills at least 23 civilians, including women and the elderly. 

| 19/03/2024
| ASIA TODAY
by Vladimir Rozanskij

After the plebiscite re-election of the Russian president in the midst of the war even the former Soviet republics of Central Asia are wondering about the repercussions. Many experts believe that in the new mandate there will be a renewed interest of Moscow in the whole area. The knot of Asian migrants.

| 18/03/2024
| RUSSIA - CENTRAL ASIA
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“L’Asia: ecco il nostro comune compito per il terzo millennio!” - Giovanni Paolo II, da “Alzatevi, andiamo”