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The ballad of Mr Guo
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
What makes local-government officials tick(3)
The NATO summit: NATO’s risky Afghan endgame
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
A timetable for winding down the war leaves more questions than answers(2)
Banyan: More fun?
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
A flurry of optimism about the Philippines, a regional underachiever, is only partly justified(0)
Bangladesh’s toxic politics: Hello, Delhi
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
It is up to India to try to stop Sheikh Hasina ruining Bangladesh(15)
China and America: A sigh of relief
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
A vital relationship survives a critical test(50)
Violence in Karachi: City at war
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
In the commercial capital, politicians and gangsters are bound together(2)
Politics in Bangladesh: Banged about
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
The prime minister sets the country on a dangerous path(9)
Moving the family abroad: Hedging their bets
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition
Officials, looking for an exit strategy, send family and cash overseas(3)
Politics this week
May 24th 2012, 3:10 from Print edition(0)
Nepal's minorities: Constituting a nationality
May 24th 2012, 9:23 from Banyan
Anxiety about the future of the country's ethnic identities is keeping political progress at bay(9)
Myanmar's ethnic armies: Prince of Wale
May 23rd 2012, 9:44 from Banyan
How political changes at the centre have changed the career of a power-broker on the periphery(1)
Sri Lanka's opposition: Letting the general out of the bottle
May 23rd 2012, 3:40 from Banyan
The government releases its most visible opponent, leaving him with the next move(16)
Money talks: May 21st 2012: Driving up the cost of cars
May 21st 2012, 9:39 from Schumpeter
OUR correspondents on a slightly disappointing IPO for Facebook, the Indonesian government's plan to increase down-payments on cars, and a survey on bosses that found more top companies are betting on outsiders(0)
Pakistan’s energy crisis: Power politics
May 21st 2012, 7:05 from Banyan
Blackouts arm the opposition with incendiary ammunition(17)
China and Taiwan: Strait talking
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
Grand plans for a jointly run island(72)
Presidential politics in Taiwan: Ma’s second stand
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
Ma Ying-jeou’s second term will be judged on how well he can broaden the island’s international ties—and keep his own party loyal(11)
Banyan: Trading strategies
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
China and America compete to lead regional free-trade arrangements(3)
India’s parliament at 60: Badly drawn
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition
A great institution shows a less attractive side(25)
Politics this week
May 17th 2012, 3:05 from Print edition(2)
Pakistan and America come to terms: Keep on truckin'
May 16th 2012, 9:51 from Banyan
An apology would've made it easier, but Pakistan gave ground anyway(159)
Tepco’s nationalisation: State power
May 11th 2012, 11:26 from Schumpeter
The decision of Japan's government to inject $12.5 billion into Tokyo Electric Power is a nationalisation of epic proportions(16)
Trade between India and Pakistan: New life on the border
May 10th 2012, 8:00 from Banyan
FOR decades, trade on the border between Pakistan and India has been moribund. New regulations should revitalise it - but might bring other changes too(1)
Thailand’s lèse-majesté laws: An inconvenient death
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
A sad story of bad law, absurd sentences and political expediency(71)
Politics this week
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition(0)
India’s balance of payments: The tail that wags the elephant
May 10th 2012, 3:06 from Print edition
India plays fast and loose with its balance of payments(21)