Asia Sentinel

TRANSCRIPT: Interview with ‘Korean Messiah’ author Jonathan Cheng

Author of the forthcoming book talks about Kim Il-Sung’s Christian roots, and what he uncovered from rare archives and on-the-ground visits to the…

Mar 7

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February 2026

Ai Weiwei and Tyeb Mehta Star in Delhi’s Art Fair Week

Artist balances criticism of China with views on India and the West

Feb 22

TRANSCRIPT: Interview with book author Rana Dasgupta

“Nation-state system has become a mechanism for transferring resources from poor regions to rich ones”

Feb 15

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BOOK REVIEW: Butterflies

By Sylvia Yu and Matthew S. Friedman. Published by Penguin Books, Singapore January 20, 2026, Kindle edition, 276 pp. International release: September…

Feb 1

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January 2026

Press Crackdown Intensifies in Kashmir

200-plus journalists reportedly summoned by police since 2019

Jan 23 • Our Correspondent

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December 2025

What Hindu Nationalists Really Believe

Hindu nationalism has become the dominant political ideology in India today. What does it actually mean?

Dec 5, 2025

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November 2025

BOOK REVIEW: The Wondrous Elixir of the Two Chinese Lovers

By Tim McGirk. Plum Rain Press, Taiwan, soft cover 348 pages, US$17.95

Nov 22, 2025

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October 2025

Life in Lint: The Cost of India’s Textile Recycling

Workers trade off their health and welfare for a precarious living

Oct 28, 2025

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Iran and Art in a Cage

A century of cultural rupture and decline

Oct 26, 2025 • Our Correspondent

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A Week in Chengdu

Our traveling correspondent finds a native animal almost too cute to bear

Oct 25, 2025

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BOOK REVIEW: Shattered Lands (Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia)

By Sam Dalrymple. William Collins, London, £25 hardback, India: Harper Collins India, New Delhi, hard cover, 528 pp, Rs799, US33.99

Oct 18, 2025

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BOOK REVIEW: Harvesting the Waves (How Blue Parks Shape Policy, Politics and Peacebuilding in the South China Sea)

By James Borton. Universal Publishers, Irvine, CA, soft cover, 298 pp. US$39.99

Oct 12, 2025