From Rawalpindi to New York

From Rawalpindi to New York

We last saw Anusheh Naveed Ashraf of Pakistan in a video alongside News-Decoder’s most senior supporter. Now Anusheh has received some very good news that deserves to be shared — she has won a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the United States. Anusheh’s success is a...

Obama, Cuba and Einstein

Obama, Cuba and Einstein

By Bernd Debusmann When President Barack Obama announced the opening of a new chapter in U.S. relations with Cuba last December, he said, “We cannot keep doing the same thing and expect a different result.” The phrase echoed Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity...

Big stakes in small Sri Lanka for China and India

You might think Sri Lanka would be small change for Asia’s two powerhouses. But maneuvering by China and India underscores the strategic importance both attach to the island nation. Called Ceylon in English until 1972, Sri Lanka occupies a strategic location in the...

A most extraordinary move in China

A most extraordinary move in China

By Jane Macartney China’s ruling Communist Party has just announced it will put on trial its most senior official to be arrested for corruption since the Party swept to power more than 65 years ago. It is a part of a campaign by Party chief and President Xi Jinping to...

Day: May 17, 2015