Asia & the Pacific

United States President Donald Trump’s decision to order a snap review of AUKUS has spurred opposition to AUKUS here, including from less likely quarters. Kerry Smith reports.

The Shehbaz Sharif government’s disastrous neoliberal policies have led to a sharp decline in Pakistan’s agricultural production, Farooq Tariq reports. 

Labor should cancel AUKUS, regardless of US President Donald Trump's review of the military pact, argues Pip Hinman

map of Jammu and Kashmir with a blood spatter

In the second part of our interview, Isaac Nellist speaks with Pakistani socialist Ammar Ali Jan about the current ceasefire deal between Pakistan and India, self-determination for Kashmir and steps towards peace in the region.

Hydrozoa

Transnational companies, finding an ally in United States President Donald Trump and his extractivist agenda, are pushing to mine the seafloor for valuable minerals, despite widespread concerns about the potential ecological and climate impacts, reports Ben Radford.

crowd on May Day in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s ruling National People’s Power coalition won 265 out of 336 local governing bodies in local government elections, reaffirming its popular support. But the transition to democracy is fraught with contradictions, writes Janaka Biyanwila.

India and Pakistan flags and blood spatter

Green Left’s Isaac Nellist spoke to Ammar Ali Jan, Pakistan socialist and general secretary of the Haqooq-e-Khalq (Peoples’ Rights) Party, about the tensions between India and Pakistan, which broke out into war after India launched missile strikes.

group of people with flags and signs

Protests have been held across Aotearoa New Zealand against the right-wing coalition government, after it forced through a bill amending the country’s Equal Pay Act. Zara Lomas reports.

ballot box and singapore flag painted on a wall

Singapore’s People’s Action Party, which has ruled since 1959, used various tactics to cripple opposition parties and maintain its supermajority in the lead up to the general election, report Mark Tan and Alex Salmon.

Ammar Ali Jan of the Haqooq-e-Khalq Party speaks to Isaac Nellist on the Green Left Show about the pathway to justice for Kashmir, Pakistan and India.

West Papuan protesters

While the world focuses on superpower competition, Indonesia is quietly striking deals with its Pacific neighbours in an effort to weaken support for occupied West Papua, writes Ali Mirin.

Poster showing CCUS process

Malaysia’s parliament fast-tracked and passed the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Bill, opening the door to the construction of CCUS facilities across Peninsular Malaysia, writes Suresh Kumar. But critics say the move is little more than greenwashing.