Jun 12, 2013

Brainpower alone cannot save India

A man displays Indian Rupee notes for a photograph in Amritsar, India ©Bloomberg

The problems at Infosys raise questions about its role at a national level

A Chinese building sits behind a lion sculpture ©Dreamstime Jun 5, 2013

China’s sense of superiority and injustice

Despite the swagger with which Beijing conducts itself, it has never felt more vulnerable

A North Korean soldier in front of a guard tower ©Reuters From LIFE & ARTS May 31, 2013

Pyongyang attacks

A tale of war on Japan is part thriller, part psychoanalysis of a troubled nation. A review of ‘From the Fatherland, with Love’, by Ryu Murakami

A Japan Coast Guard vessel, left, sails along with a Chinese surveillance ship, right, near disputed islands, rear, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea on April 23 2013 ©AP May 29, 2013

Philippines is right to challenge China

It is a shame others have not been bold enough to test their maritime claims

US President Barack Obama speaks with Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah during a meeting with Trans-Pacific Partnership leaders in Hawaii ©AFP May 22, 2013

Hard to build an ‘anyone but China’ club

The unstated aim of the TPP is a deal to bar the second-largest economy

Hanoi Vietnam ©Bloomberg May 15, 2013

Vietnam must ditch its crony capitalism

For a country in its demographic sweetspot, the economy is not growing fast enough

The Japanese national flag flies in front of a container pier in Tokyo ©Getty May 8, 2013

Japan has experienced a revival of spirit

Shinzo Abe has not abandoned his nationalism. His vision stems from the same impulse

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announces the dissolution of Parliament as he addresses the nation during a live telecast from the Prime Minister's Department office in Putrajaya ©AFP From WORLD May 5, 2013

Malaysian PM steals opposition’s thunder

Malaysian PM gains popularity by diluting Malay-favouring policies

Kuala Lumpur skyline ©Dreamstime May 1, 2013

A chance for overdue change in Malaysia

At stake in Sunday’s poll is governance based on race and patronage

Ingram Pinn illustration of Xi Jinping ©Ingram Pinn Apr 24, 2013

Xi needs to prove he can deliver

Even if the leader does embrace an economic overhaul, don’t expect political reform to follow

Apr 17, 2013

The BoJ makes its Pearl Harbor decision

The hope is that by beating inflation to the punch, one gains the upper hand

Apr 10, 2013

The perils of playing nuclear poker with a novice

Someone must talk to North Korea to find out who the world is dealing with

From LIFE & ARTS Apr 5, 2013

Reap what you sow

A study of why some Asian states prosper while others are left behind. A review of ‘How Asia Works’, by Joe Studwell

Mar 27, 2013

Indonesia’s wimp trumps a strongman

Relatively weak leadership has boosted democracy and the economy

Mar 20, 2013

Abe is right to favour Japan’s future

Younger people have been saddled with reduced opportunity and earnings potential

From LIFE & ARTS Mar 15, 2013

Turns of the tide

An intriguing novel of interlocking Japanese lives. The FT’s Asia editor reviews ‘A Tale for the Time Being’, by Ruth Ozeki

Mar 13, 2013

Myanmar’s transition is stuck in limbo

Suu Kyi’s party is struggling to become a modern political organisation capable of taking power

Mar 6, 2013

No formula can better a mother’s milk

Children across Asia are being denied the incalculable benefits of breastfeeding

Feb 27, 2013

China pushes lending into the shadows

Banks and non-banks alike have proved adept at circumventing regulations

Feb 20, 2013

Wanted: BoJ believer in monetary policy

Japan must move to a new equilibrium based on mild inflation

ABOUT DAVID

David Pilling David Pilling is the Asia editor of the Financial Times. He was previously Tokyo Bureau Chief for the FT from January 2002 to August 2008. His column ranges over business, investment, politics and economics.

He joined the FT in 1990. He has worked in London as an editor, in Chile and Argentina as a correspondent and covered the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry.

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