Asia faces growing tensions, economic slowdown and high poverty but also has reasons to be optimisticAsia generally is seeing rather dark clouds on the geopolitical, social, and economic horizons. This is the most critical moment in Asia for at least 30 years, but there are also a few reasons to be optimistic. Elusive peace Though the spectrum across the continent varies, rising tensions and conflicts are not being abated. There is mayhem in West and Central Asia in an arc stretching from Yemen to Afghanistan. In South Asia, though it was hoped that regional tensions would diminish following recently elected …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
