Why AI Won’t Replace Teachers In Classrooms: An ASEAN Perspective – OpEd
UNESCO warns that to meet basic education goals by 2030 the world will actually need tens of millions of additional
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Author: Dr. Sameer Kumar
Dr. Sameer Kumar, Associate Professor, Asia-Europe Institute, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Articles by Dr. Sameer Kumar :
Tariff Wars And Southeast Asia’s Strategic Moment – OpEd
When Donald Trump unleashed his second tariff shock in April 2025, the immediate response across Southeast Asia was predictably cautious.
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Is Indonesia’s ‘Nickel Nationalism’ A Smart Strategy? – Analysis
Indonesia sits atop the world’s biggest nickel reserves – a metal essential for electric vehicle (EV) batteries and the renewable
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The Evolving Research Collaborations Landscape In Southeast Asia: A 2025 Update – OpEd
Over the last decade, Southeast Asian (SEA) universities have appeared more frequently in global rankings, thanks in part to increasing
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DeepSeek, The New AI Cold War, And Its Implications For ASEAN – OpEd
From the US perspective, the DeepSeek phenomenon has set strategic alarm bells ringing. While it weakens US sanctions aimed at
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MSMEs In ASEAN: Addressing The Financing Gap – OpEd
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the life blood of ASEAN’s economy. They make up for over 97% of all
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Indo-Pacific Strategies Of BRICS And The Quad: Digitalization As A Geopolitical Tool – Analysis
The recent 16th BRICS Summit, held in October of this year, gave fresh momentum to the group’s digital and geopolitical
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How Indonesian Migrant Workers In ASEAN Region Coped With Pandemic Hardships And The ‘Infodemic’ – OpEd
The role of migrant workers in the ASEAN region is crucial to the economies of the region. The mobility of
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The Sociolinguistics Of ‘Hinglish’: Code-Switching And Language Practices In Urban India – OpEd
I recently analyzed around fifty episodes of “Shark Tank India”, a TV program where participants mainly present their new startup
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Euroscepticism To Maslow: A Multifaceted Populist Menu In Europe – OpEd
Some heralded Marine Le Pen’s loss in last year’s French elections as the “defeat of populism.” Far-right Pen convincingly lost
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