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Aarti Betigeri

Affairs

Asia

Protecting Yangon's architecture, tackling illegal mining in Goa, and understanding seismic activity in Taiwan.

  • Issue #57
  • 5 min read
Yangon skyline showing colonial and modern architecture with golden pagoda at center.
Affairs

Asia

Trouble in the Indian Ocean, India modernises its military, and sales of South Korea's jets experience lift off.

  • Issue #56
  • 4 min read
Asia
Culture

Culture

A Japan military media special, Bollywood's war films, and the "Cairo Year One" exhibition in London.

  • Issue #56
  • 5 min read
Traditional Japanese six-panel folding screen artwork depicting a crowded military scene with Mount Fuji in background, displayed in a wooden frame on gallery wall.
Affairs

Past Life

The West Bengali city is at a crossroads. On the one hand Kolkata wants to re-establish the look and feel of its Raj glory days. On the other, it wants to brand itself as…

  • Film
  • 2 min watch
taxi in West Bengali
Politics

Asia

A new multipurpose "port complex" in South Korea, an election in Mongolia and new divorce laws in India.

  • Issue #54
  • 4 min read
Asia
Business

Business

Roof farming in Hawaii, mink farming in Denmark, coffee currency in the US and shopping addiction in Lebanon.

  • Issue #54
  • 9 min read
Interior view of Factory Work Style co-working space in Portugal with entrepreneurs working at desks displaying startup pitch materials.
Business

Past life

The West Bengali city is at a crossroads. Kolkata wants to re-establish the look and feel of its Raj glory days, while also branding itself as a contemporary culture and business gateway.

  • Issue #54
  • 12 min read
Council House Street
Business

Asia

China’s leadership duo Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan are in the Style Leader spot. Meanwhile, work has begun on a new Beijing airport, and India’s Uttar Pradesh has a new leader.

  • Issue #53
  • 8 min read
Asia
Business

Business

The surprising success of importing European artisan cheese culture to China, while a new trend for fine wine also takes off in Hong Kong and plans to legalise casinos in Japan get underway.

  • Issue #53
  • 8 min read
Business

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