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Populist tragedy in India, Brazil and the Philippines: Inquirer columnist
The writer says that populist leaders represented a new and distinct brand of politics - subaltern populism or emerging market populism.
The writer says that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi skilfully painted their reformist-liberal rivals as exemplars of the deracinated elite and questioned constitutional democracy as a desiccated political system in need of major overhaul.PHOTOS: REUTERS
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Will Mars ever be habitable?: Daily Star contributor
The writer says that if the atmosphere of Mars can be manipulated to make it denser and warmer, theoretically it could also support life.
The writer says that the first humans to land on Mars will have to build the biodomes where further experiments can be carried out and crops can be grown under controlled conditions.PHOTO: NASA
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MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - At the virtual vaccine summit organized the other day by the country s leading business groups, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. told participants: We are very confident that the country will be able to achieve herd containment within this year with the help of the private sector, with the inoculation of 50 to 70 million Filipinos.
Even with the lower figure of 50 million, the road ahead seems longer. It means administering 100 million jabs (at two doses per person) within a period of eight months-assuming, it goes without saying, the steady arrival of the promised vaccines. Subtracting the 1.8 million doses that have already been given leaves us with about 98 million to be dispensed in 245 days. That s exactly 400,000 inoculations per day-an ambitious and unrealistic target, given the varying logistical requirements of the different vaccines and the fragmented character of the vaccine roll-out itself.
KATHMANDU (THE KATHMANDU POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov s latest diplomatic flurry from Beijing to New Delhi and then to Islamabad, immediately after the virtual Quad summit and the United States-China meeting in Alaska, demonstrates Russia s stakes and interests in both the Indo-Pacific region and India-China relations.
The timing and intensity of these diplomatic engagements add more meaning to Russian endeavours and priorities. This also indicates India s adjustment of relationships with the great powers amid the shifting dynamics among them.
Although no longer a superpower, Russia still is a significant player on the world scene and has been striving to reclaim its erstwhile position primarily through military power and technological advancement. China, India and other major powers are also determined to claim their positions. The US is trying to strike a balance without ruling out diplomacy with Russia and China, but it is becoming increasingl
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Marcos vs Duterte for Philippines elections 2022?: Inquirer columnist
The writer says that longer the pandemic persists, the more resources for the populist incumbent, who has every reason to shape the contours of the 2022 elections in favour of an anointed successor.
Mr Ferdinand Marcos Jr (left) and Mr Rodrigo Duterte offer their supporters a politics of decisive leadership rather than a liberal democratic vision.PHOTOS: REUTERS
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