https://www.scmp.com/rss/513035/feed Asma Khan Lone is an academic based in Kashmir and the author of the upcoming book, “The Great Gilgit Game”. A graduate of the University of Cambridge, Asma has also taught at O.P. Jindal Global University, India. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Climate change as a threat multiplier is evolving as a key dynamic in the rivalry between China and India. The absence of robust trans-boundary resource-sharing mechanisms has increased both the actual and perceived risks of conflict between the two nations. Their shared river systems, the Yarlung Tsangpo (known as the Brahmaputra in India) in the east and the River Indus in the west have become sources tension, as the effects of climate change, such as retreating glaciers, increased... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3185450/how-climate-change-will-exacerbate-china-india-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3185450/how-climate-change-will-exacerbate-china-india-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Jul 2022 02:15:21 +0000 The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created global fiscal disruption. US crude oil briefly hit a 13-year high of US$130 a barrel in March amid Western sanctions on Russian oil and gas, with prices of Russian gas also rising sharply. The ensuing supply chain gap created a global shortage of staples, exacerbating food insecurity as global debt soared above US$300 trillion. Russia has turned towards Asia as the default market for its energy amid the crisis, but it has failed to find many takers in... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184424/ukraine-war-energy-hungry-south-asia-forced-walk-fine-line-between?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3184424/ukraine-war-energy-hungry-south-asia-forced-walk-fine-line-between?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Jul 2022 19:30:25 +0000