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Gyanraj Rai (left), an activist for the rights of Gurkhas Photo: Facebook
Aug 06,2018, 4:03
Gurkhas’ latest battle is a fight for equal rights
By Tim I Gurung
Subedar Gambhirshing Gurung and his fellow officers in 1911. Photo: The family of Subedar Gambhirsing Gurung
Jul 12,2018, 6:53
History: Britain, Nepal and some questionable treaties
By Tim I Gurung
A handout photo taken in 1955 shows former leader of the banned Communist Party of Malaya, Chin Peng (L), during negotiations between the communists and then British colonial government. Photo: AFP/National Archives of Malaysia
Jul 08,2018, 11:09
70 years later, Malayan Emergency’s legacy lives on
By Nile Bowie
Tom Engelhardt
Jun 17,2018, 12:43
How the last superpower was unchained 
By Tom Engelhardt
Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is a key BJP leader. Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia
Jun 15,2018, 6:23
Adityanath stirs the religious pot with new attack on Akbar
By Asia Times staff
Zamir Awan
May 22,2018, 12:30
On 67th anniversary, Pakistan-China relations entering new era
By Zamir Awan
Nicos Panayiotides
May 21,2018, 1:58
Iran vs Israel: the allies who became enemies
By Nicos Panayiotides
One of the balangay, Sultan Sin Sulu, at sea. Photo: Philippine Balangay Expedition Team
May 15,2018, 6:52
Historic Philippine sailing vessels dock in Hong Kong
By Grace Dandan
Karl Marx Monument in Moscow, inscribed with the words "Workers of the World Unite!" Photo: iStock
May 12,2018, 11:03
1968: The legacy of Marx, Mao, Marcuse
By Pepe Escobar
Gurkha soldiers. Photo: Tim I Gurung
May 06,2018, 4:42
Why the British never colonized Nepal
By Tim I Gurung
Immanuel Fruhmann
May 02,2018, 2:09
The secret Asian influence on the West and on Westernization
By Immanuel Fruhmann
Immanuel Fruhmann
Apr 28,2018, 4:06
Better knowledge of history could overcome ignorance of East
By Immanuel Fruhmann
Alexander Casella
Apr 25,2018, 1:05
The sad history behind the Syria crisis
By Alexander Casella
Modi has a peculiar habit of mispronouncing the name of the most famous Indian who ever lived. File photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Apr 20,2018, 6:15
Modi getting a reputation for gaffes and historical errors
By Vishakha Saxena
Alfred McCoy
Apr 09,2018, 12:58
How China, US are spawning a new great-power naval rivalry
By Alfred McCoy
Nicos Panayiotides
Apr 05,2018, 12:57
The geopolitics beyond the Skripal case
By Nicos Panayiotides
A bust of Vietnamese revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh at the Independence Palace museum. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Apr 01,2018, 11:23
Palace intrigue: Vietnam revitalizes iconic wartime site
By Ma Nguyen
This picture taken on February 1, 2017 shows statues symbolizing so-called "comfort women" in a park in Shanghai. Photo: AFP / Johannes Eisele
Mar 24,2018
How Beijing weaponizes ‘comfort women’ as propaganda tool
By Jason Morgan
Modi has a peculiar habit of mispronouncing the name of the most famous Indian who ever lived. File photo: Reuters / Amit Dave
Mar 07,2018, 6:38
PM Modi’s secret committee set to revise India’s history
By Asia Times and Reuters
Indonesian soldiers from the Paskhas corps shout slogans during a rehearsal for a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the military in Cilegon, Banten province, in October 2015. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta
Mar 04,2018, 3:46
Indonesia blocks access to its military past
By Olivia Tasevski
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