World Affairs: Asia

The empire strikes back

On the eve of an eagerly awaited Ashes series, Peter Wilby reveals how the forces of globalisation are killing off the old game of cricket and predicts that the future belongs to India

Put a little spice in your box

Viagra can now be bought over the counter at Boots. But hold on – look east and you will find far better, natural remedies for “exhausted passion”. Ziauddin Sardar offers a user’s guide

Snapshot

India’s endless summer

Pride and prejudice

Observations on Indian Gay Pride

We all need to flush

Diarrhoea kills more children than Aids or malaria. But clean water supplies are only part of the solution.

A new sun rises in the east

China will emerge over the next half-century as the world’s leading power. But how will Chinese hegemony be expressed, and how will the west deal with its displacement and sense of loss?

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Tigers under the bed

Observations on the Tamil Tigers

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After the revolution

30 years on from the Islamic revolution, can sensible, sober diplomacy win out?

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Mosquitoes bite back

Observations on malaria

The new nuclear power

Observations on North Korea