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India’s fractured society

India’s fractured society

Indian society has multiple fractures which contribute to social instability and undermine economic potential, writes John West.
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Off to Shangri-La

Off to Shangri-La

Shangri-La is a place of dreams, created by author James Hilton. in his 1933 book, Lost Horizon.
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The World of Suzie Wong

The World of Suzie Wong

To take my mind off other matters, I recently read "The World of Suzie Wong".
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How religion evolved and why it endures?

How religion evolved and why it endures?

Religion has been part and parcel of virtually every culture and civilisation the world over. But what is it, where did it come from, and could it ever fade away?
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THE NEW AUSTRALIA

THE NEW AUSTRALIA

Over the last 2 years Australia has gone through monumental changes which most people participated in but were not specifically aware of it, writes Glen Robinson.
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Japan’s low-tech world

Japan’s low-tech world

A glacial move towards digitalisation has left much of the
country’s workforce and public servces in the last century. Read more...
Covid-19 Social Distancing

India emerges from the shadows of COVID-19

COVID-19 has killed millions of Indians, pushed many back into poverty and provoked a sharp fall in India’s GDP. What does the future hold for India? Read more...
One-child policy

Can China’s three-child policy solve its demographic dilemmas?

Changes in China’s birth control policies do not address real concerns, writes John West. Read more...
Coronavirus

Advantage Asia: Social Cohesion as King in the COVID 19 Era

Social cohesion will be critical in this new world of the COVID 19 crisis. Asia’s case proves that social cohesion is Janus-faced, working in two opposite directions, writes John West.
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Social Cohesion in Asia -- a book review

Fostering social cohesion will be critical in this new world of the Covid-19 crisis writes John West.
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Asia’s shameful gender discrimination

Japan is a standout for all the wrong reasons in a recent
assessment of the gender gap in leading economies. Read more...
India 071

For all the focus on Asia’s high achievers, the laggards are many.

China led the education rankings, but an ageing population and gap with Southeast Asia might mark down the whole region, wrote John West.
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Democratic Accommodations — a book review

The recent book, Democratic Accommodations, makes a critical contribution to our understanding of social cohesion, inclusive development and multiculturalism, writes John West.
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John West, Executive Director, Asian Century Institute, Australia, chairing a panel on corporate governance

Japan's womenomics imperative

Japan Is a Poor Performer on Gender Equality. Can the ‘Womenomics’ Initiative Help asks John West? Read more...
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In search of Japan's roots

Japan's historical and cultural roots are very deep. We must try to understand them, to understand the country today. Read more...
Measles vaccination rates plummet in Indonesia after Muslim clerics declare the jab is 'sinful' because it contains pork ...

Measles immunisation plummeting in Indonesia

Indonesian ‘vaccine fatwa’ sends measles immunization rates plummeting, reports John West. Read more...
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Indonesia's diabetes challenge

Indonesia is increasingly afflicted with first-world problems like diabetes, long before it could ever become a first world country, writes John West. Read more...
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Unequal Indonesia

Indonesia has one of Asia's most unequal societies, and it is costing the country dearly, writes John West. Read more...
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Indonesia's stunting crisis

Indonesia needs to be more ambitious in tackling its stunting crisis, writes John West. Read more...
Surabaya Service

Cognitive Abilities for Humane Causes

Jayasri Priyalal laments that cognitive abilities are being abused by a disgruntled few to achieve political ambitions, resulting in death destruction misery and sufferings. Read more...
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