Manjit Bhatia

As the world watches with disinterest, incensed Nepali men and women are taking on their king to get rid of a regime of corruption and incompetence.

Thailand's problems are far from over. In fact they're just beginning a nightmarish ride to freedom.

What will it take to get rid of Thaksin Shinawatra? The billionaire politician has to go for he does not have the broad legitimacy of the Thais to rule on their behalf.

The Philippine president should go now, and quietly too, given her demonstrated incompetence in running the country thus far.

Cut the hypocrisy of the past and build a better tomorrow for all - this is the challenge for political leaders in today's world of plenty.

Prime Minister John Howard's government is implicated in the UN sanctions-busting Iraq corruption scandal over oil-for-food trade. But does anybody care?

Will it be enough to start a conventional war now or, if left, a nuclear war later?

Israel's Ariel Sharon's exit bodes ill for the Middle East, for world peace and for the world economy.

Hong Kong is as farcical as Cancun, as Doha in 2001, as Seattle in 1999, and as Singapore in 1996. The gutless adventurism of the WTO sells out its poorest citizens - again.

A world of hypocritical political ideals and one that is morally and ethically bankrupt has delivered a spectacular insult to those mired in poverty.

Sartre may not have articulated humanity's end-point but it's not hard to guess what that will be if the recent French riots are anything to go by.

With US Federal Reserve Board chairperson Alan Greenspan about to step down, what will his replacement bring to this powerful post?

Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad's reported loss of up to RM700 million is stunning. DAP's Lim Kit Siang and other Malaysian parliamentarians are right to raise questions about the bank's performance.

Suicide and homelessness are blighting the face of prosperity that Japan has worn for decades, but when will solutions be found?

Five years on, Asia's most powerful industrial behemoth looks like a puffed-out dragon and its prime minister is in deep trouble.

China's transition to a flexible exchange rate has been in the works for so long that the revaluation neither stunned nor fooled observers.

Before she does irreparable harm to ordinary and long-suffering Filipinos, the Philippine president must go - ignominiously and deservedly so.

By early to mid 1997 Asia's miracle economies crashed like paper dummies. But the good times are rolling again and the great crash is these days nothing more than a zit that can be easily hidden.

India's economy is the world's fastest-growing in dollar terms. So you'd think there'd be enough tigers in the tank for the government to make vital inroads to haul 260 million Indians out of grinding poverty, right? Wrong.

The long haul out of foreign debt and a serious budget deficit are still bedevilling the Friedmanite economist president.

If you're an investor putting all of your spreads in Asian stocks hoping to get rich fast, then you have been praying to the wrong gods. You should be looking at Europe.

Why is the world suddenly being hit by a share market shakedown? Manjit has some answers.

One year after predicting greener pastures for Japan, the analysts are silent. Why? Because Asia's biggest and the world's second-largest economy is reeling again.

He came in from the cold and has returned to it, but with his principles held high and greatly respected, especially by the poor in China.