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Manjit Bhatia

Manjit Bhatia

Manjit Bhatia is research director of AsiaRisk, an economic and political risk consultancy.
Manjit Bhatia is research director of AsiaRisk, an economic and political risk consultancy.

Opinion | Wealthy nations need to help world’s poorest to avert pandemic catastrophe

Rohingya refugees join in a mass prayer session at Kutupalong camp in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, last August. Millions across Asia live in overcrowded refugee camps. Photo: Reuters

Wealthy nations have to extend help beyond their borders to the world’s poorest countries, or risk Covid-19 ravaging inadequate health care systems, overcrowded jails and refugee camps – bringing global catastrophe.

Australia’s visa ban reeks of populist desperation

A man uses his phone to record job ads posted on a noticeboard at a backpacker hostel in Sydney last May. Photo: Reuters

As Erdogan tightens grip, it’s now or never for Turkish opposition

A supporter of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party holds pictures of party co-leaders who were arrested as part of a terror investigation, during a “Vote No” rally in Istanbul on April 13. Photo: EPA

Impose sanctions to halt slaughter of Rohingya in Myanmar

Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, who tried to cross the Naf River into Bangladesh to escape sectarian violence, are watched by Bangladeshi security officials in Teknaf on December 25. Photo: AFP
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In divided America, a United States no more

A protester argues with a supporter of Donald Trump outside Trump Tower in New York City after midnight on election day. Riding a wave of popular resentment, Trump stunned America and the world to defeat Hillary Clinton in the race to become the 45th president of the United States. Photo: AFP

Duterte’s war on drugs in the Philippines can’t hide his policy incompetence

A funeral parlour worker catches his breath after carrying the body of an alleged drug user, who was killed during a police operation against illegal drugs in Manila. Photo: EPA

Turkey’s attempted putsch cements the position of its divisive leader

Supporters are silhouetted against a screen showing President Erdogan during a pro-government demonstration in Ankara on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Manjit Bhatia expects Recep Tayyip Erdogan to use last week’s failed coup to purge his rivals and tighten his control of the country’s institutions

Whether it’s Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton as the next US president, Asia is in for a security shake-up

<p>Manjit Bhatia says given the geopolitical and economic realities, the US is likely to play a diminished role in the region amid China’s rise</p>

Despite arrests and crackdowns, corruption remains a scourge in major economies

Anti-government demonstrators attend a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: Reuters
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