OPINION

By Dorji Dhradhul “…….   It was suggested to us then that Bhutan would benefit economically from bringing in as many tourists as possible into the country. At that time, Bhutan was largely unknown to the outside world. And yet, with Drukgyal Zhipa at the helm, we had the confidence to …

By Ambassador Harald N. Nestroy At the occasion of the 70th  Birthday of His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan and in the name of all members and donors of “Pro Bhutan Germany”, I, herewith express our deepest gratitude to His Majesty, the Fourth King for His Majety’s benevolence shown, …

By Kinley Tenzin Wangchuk As the nation’s weight upon young shoulders came to rest, You rose with the cry: One Nation, One People! – Your quest. With values in hand, you guided the state, And Gross National Happiness you made our fate. You told the bureaucracy: Progress must serve the …

By Tshering Chophel Oh, he the one who is great Oh, he the one who is a myth The one that everyone admires The one that everyone desires The one that cares The one that is rare The one that is selfless The one that is priceless Oh, he the …

By Richard Haass NEW YORK – US President Donald Trump spent much of the last week of October in Asia. He managed to bring about ceasefires on several fronts of a trade war largely of his own making, after imposing tariffs on friends and foes alike. What he did not …

By Madhurima Sarkar-Swaisgood, Prangya Paramita Gupta, Shashwat Avi, Consultant & Sanjay Srivastava The Himalayan arc from Bhutan through Nepal and India into Pakistan has always followed the rhythm of the monsoon. In 2025, that rhythm became deadly. Rain that sustains agriculture and rivers turned destructive, testing the capacity of mountain …

By Shoumitro Chatterjee and Arvind Subramanian WASHINGTON, DC – China’s rising trade surplus is once again causing unease in the United States and Europe. But the real casualties from this new “China Shock” will not be in the West. They will be in the developing world, where hundreds of millions …

By Juan Manuel Santos BOGOTÁ – On my first day in office as Colombia’s president just over 15 years ago, I met with the leaders of four indigenous peoples in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta – the Kogui, Arhuaco, Wiwa, and Kankuamo. As we stood together in the shadow …

By Harold James PRINCETON – In an age of shifting geopolitics, many countries’ strategic planning includes imaginative exercises in weaponizing their positions in the world. While Russia and China have been moderately successful at this game, America’s efforts have already boomeranged back on it. Russia thought energy dependence would force …

By Antara Haldar CAMBRIDGE – When the United Nations emerged from the rubble of two world wars 80 years ago, it represented humanity’s most ambitious attempt ever to turn catastrophe into cooperation. But while the scarred world of 1945 had hope following the Allied victory, that optimism has since curdled. …