Asian Insider Ep 62: Is mediation possible for Myanmar? 26:43 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. With deaths mounting and an economy on the brink, ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh looks at what lies ahead for Myanmar. HIs guests are: Moe Thuzar, co-coordinator of the Myanmar Studies Programme at The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Iseas) in Singapore, Tokyo-based...
Mar 05, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Asian Insider Ep 61: Widespread civil disobedience testing Myanmar's Tatmadaw or military 21:47 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this week's episode, Nirmal Ghosh hosts Khin Zaw Win, director of the Tampadipa Institute in Yangon, Gautam Mukhopadhaya, former Indian Ambassador to Myanmar; and ST's Indochina bureau chief Tan Hui Yee on the deepening crisis in Myanmar ...
Feb 18, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Asian Insider Ep 60: Himalayan glacier disaster - instability possibly exacerbated by climate change 14:29 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. Amid shrinking glaciers and unstable slopes, building more roads and dams in the Himalayas increases the risk of disaster, as Nepali Times editor Kunda Dixit and Himalayan ecology expert Dr Ravi Chopra, tell Asian Insider. Produce...
Feb 11, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Asian Insider Ep 59: Myanmar in crisis as military coup comes at worst time 20:30 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. Myanmar's future has been thrown into grave doubt, with international communities' options limited, as historian Dr. Thant Myint-U and analyst Richard Horsey tell host Nirmal. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ( nirmal@sph.com.sg ) & ST Video team Edited by: ...
Feb 04, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Asian Insider Ep 58: Organised crime a threat to Asean 21:21 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. South-east Asia's challenge of tackling organised crime syndicates goes beyond the issue of dealing with drugs. Their activities often have an impact on human trafficking, money laundering and even wildlife. Asian Insider host Nirmal Ghosh discusses the issue with Mr Jason To...
Jan 28, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Asian Insider Ep 57: Biden presidency a welcome change for Japan and South Korea 16:34 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. How would Joe Biden’s presidency affect Japan and South Korea? Correspondents Chang May Choon and Walter Sim tell Asian Insider what to expect with the change in Washington. They discuss the following: View from Seoul: US leadership change brings abo...
Jan 21, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Asian Insider Ep 56: Trump’s presidency - how Asia will view his legacy 16:52 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. President Donald Trump made his mark with his America First foreign policy, but how will Asia look back on his legacy? US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts the following guests: Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow at the Asia Research Institute at...
Jan 14, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Asian Insider Ep 55: Plastic pandemic - plastic waste surges amid Covid-19 crisis 14:36 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. From masks to face shields and food packaging, the Covid-19 crisis has led to a new surge in plastic waste. The Straits Times' climate change editor David Fogarty tells Asian Insider host Nirmal Ghosh what can be done about the problem. Produced by:...
Jan 07, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Asian Insider Ep 54: Why India’s farmer protests are unlike any demonstrations PM Modi has seen 15:12 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. Protests continue, and are having ramifications abroad as well, ST India Bureau Chief Nirmala Ganapathy and Hudson Institute's Aparna Pande tell Asian Insider. Modi has not faced a protest like this before: Nirmala Ganapathy (1:14) A l...
Dec 24, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Asian Insider Ep 53: Biden inherits a conflicted United States Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. The US election and its contested result has denied Washington its bragging rights of having the most secure democracy in the world, as Georgetown Professor Sanford Ungar explains in this episode. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ( nirmal@sph.com.sg ) & ST Video team Edited by: ST ...
Dec 17, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Asian Insider Ep 52: Wuhan one year later - Covid-19 scars remain but life returns to normal 13:43 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. Life in Wuhan, once the epicentre of the Covid-19 outbreak, has largely returned to normal. But some residents are still reeling from the economic and psychological toll of the pandemic, says ST China correspondent Elizabeth Law as she sh...
Dec 10, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Asian Insider Ep 51: China ends absolute poverty in signature achievement for President Xi Jinping 14:10 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. China marked a milestone in its anti-poverty efforts this week, removing its last remaining counties from a list of poor regions. ST's China correspondent Danson Cheong and University of Gottingen's Dr Yu Xiaohua explore its implica...
Nov 26, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Asian Insider Ep 50: What would a Biden administration mean for Asia? 15:45 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. In this episode, ST's associate editor Vikram Khanna moderates and hosts a special panel comprising Singapore ambassadors and professors Tommy Koh and Chan Heng Chee, and Nirmal Ghosh and ST's global affairs correspondent Benjamin Kang Lim. They say that under ...
Nov 19, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Asian Insider Ep 49: Life-changing and scarring pandemic for HK and Singapore youth 12:55 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. Depression may be a serious long term effect of the Covid-19 pandemic for the youth in Singapore and Hong Kong. Ghosh hosts The Straits Times' Hong Kong correspondent Claire Huang & political journalist Yuen Sin, to discuss how the young are s...
Nov 12, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Asian Insider Ep 48: Disunited States of America - internal tensions worsening 15:54 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. The US has been through major upheavals and may be on the cusp of another. In this episode, Mallory Newall - public opinion analyst and Washington DC-based director at Ipsos Public Affairs - and Florida-based historian Charles Zelden, speak with Nirmal...
Nov 06, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Asian Insider Ep 47: On tenterhooks in Asia: China, India keenly watching US Election 17:50 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. What does another Trump presidency or a Biden victory mean for China and India? Nirmal Ghosh hosts The Straits Times' China correspondent Elizabeth Law and India bureau chief Nirmala Ganapathy. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh ( nirmal@sph.com.sg ) &am...
Nov 02, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Asian Insider Ep 46: High risk of election-related violence in the US 16:56 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. The high risk of election-related violence on and beyond the US presidential election on Nov 3 is worrying, say experts on Asian Insider. 1) Introduction (0:08) 2) Is the risk of violence more acute in the current political environment? (2:22) 3) Is the prospec...
Oct 29, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Asian Insider Ep 45: Thailand in crisis: Special Parliament session offers space for compromise 13:47 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. How far will the Thai government go in meeting protesters’ demands? The outcome is uncertain as protesters remain emboldened amid crackdown, says a Thai professor on Asian Insider. Thailand in Crisis: Special Parliament session offers ...
Oct 22, 2020•14 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Asian Insider Ep 44: Why the Quad is not an Indo-Pacific "Nato"; 4-nation mechanism still only consultative 16:38 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the week's global talking points with expert guests. The Quad of four nations was revived because of wariness of China but is still aspirational, as Brookings Institute's Tanvi Madan and Atlantic Council's Robert Manning tell ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh. Produced by: Ni...
Oct 15, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Asian Insider Ep 43: US Election won't shift its foreign policy: Bilahari Kausikan 14:51 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective on the week's global talking points with expert guests. Will the US Election shift the country's foreign policy? Former top diplomat Bilahari Kausikan tells ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh why we shouldn't idealise Washington's pre-Trump foreign policy. Will US foreign policy change after the election...
Oct 08, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Asian Insider Ep 42: Taiwan Strait tension- US a key factor in China's sabre-rattling 16:54 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. There is rising military pressure on Taiwan as China sees the United States to be veering from the One China policy. What are the implications? The Straits Times' global affairs correspondent Goh Sui Noi joins US bureau ch...
Oct 01, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Asian Insider Ep 41: Thailand's anti-government protests erupt due to pent-up grievances 16:39 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. Thailand's anti-government protests have been growing in recent months. ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts political scientist Thitinan Pongsudhirak as they discuss what is different about the latest demands for re...
Sep 24, 2020•17 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Asian Insider Ep 40: Myanmar's NLD still likely election winner amid conflict and Covid-19 14:56 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. As Myanmar goes to the polls, Aung San Suu Kyi's popularity with the Bamar Buddhist majority will prevail, analysts Richard Horsey & Dave Mathieson tell ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh...
Sep 17, 2020•15 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Asian Insider Ep 39: India & China edging towards more serious conflict in the Himalayas? 15:47 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Hudson Institute South Asia expert Aparna Pande, and ST's global affairs correspondent Benjamin Kang Lim about the crisis at the Himalayan border. Produced by: Nirmal Ghosh E...
Sep 11, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Asian Insider Ep 38: What will a post-Shinzo Abe era bring? 12:30 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. Dr Satoru Nagao, visiting fellow at Hudson Institute, and Ravi Velloor, associate editor with The Straits Times, speak with ST's US Bureau Chief Nirmal Ghosh about the future of the 'Quad' (comprising the region's major democracies of Japan, India,...
Sep 03, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Asian Insider Ep 37: Are there silver linings for Singapore's economy? 18:29 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts OCBC's head of treasury research and strategy Selena Ling, and ST's associate editor Vikram Khanna. They weigh in on Singapore's economic outlook during this Covid-19 pandemic. Is the worst over af...
Aug 27, 2020•18 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Asian Insider Ep 36: Choppy Waters - South-east Asia and a rising China 18:46 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. Two new books examine China's lengthening reach across the region. In this episode, authors Murray Hiebert and Sebastian Strangio speak with ST's US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh about their research in a region in the middle of a new great...
Aug 21, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Asian Insider Ep 35: Crash in global remittance deepens poverty in Asia 21:57 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. In this episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Aziz Elbehri of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Kunda Dixit, editor of Nepali Times, to discuss the risks ahead as migrant work...
Aug 06, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Asian Insider Ep 34: What lies ahead for US-China tensions? 16:25 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. In this episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Washington DC-based Bonnie Glaser, a senior adviser for Asia and the director of the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His other guest f...
Jul 30, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Asian Insider Ep 33: Options for Asean and India as US-China relations worsen? 19:15 mins Synopsis: Every Friday, together with our stable of 30 correspondents based around the world, The Straits Times gives an Asian perspective on the global talking points of the week. In this latest episode, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh hosts Manila-based political scientist Richard Heydarian and Aparna Pande, director of Hudson Institute’s Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia. T...
Jul 23, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 32
