#OpinionLine# If #Indonesia#'s industrial ambitions, #China#'s manufacturing and technological capabilities, and the complementary strengths of other #BRICS# members can be harnessed in a mutually beneficial framework, #NewDelhi# may eventually be remembered as the moment when the #GlobalSouth# began to connect not only its political voice but also its productive power.

#OpinionLine# The super El Niño looming over 2026 and 2027 should not be seen as nature's punishment. It is a warning about the kind of world we are entering. Countries need to share climate and ocean data, coordinate responses to extreme weather, strengthen global food-supply chains and help vulnerable nations prepare before disaster strikes. #ElNiño# #climatechange#

#OpinionLine# #Sannongology# raises essential questions for any country: Is the rural sector a single entity or three distinct ones? If it is one, do you have the tools to address the issues it faces? And if the state is the ultimate agent of change, do you have a robust theory to guide its actions? #agriculture#

#OpinionLine# #China#'s Ecological and Environmental Code, which enters into force on Aug 15 — the National #Ecology# Day — therefore deserves attention, less as a domestic achievement than as an institutional experiment whose results matter well beyond China.

#OpinionLine# The renewed US-Iran confrontation, together with #Israel#'s continuing regional military campaign, spreads corrosive damage across the region. As economic risks accumulate alongside humanitarian pressures, the space for negotiated political settlements is narrowing. #MiddleEast# #Iran#

#OpinionLine# From the founding of the People's Republic of China, the aspiration of "Long live the People's Republic of China" is linked to another purpose: "Long live the great unity of the peoples of the world". The connection between these two ideas continues to shape #China#'s approach to long-term governance today. #PathToGlory#

#OpinionLine# A more stable maritime order would rest on clearer operational guardrails, reliable communication channels and incremental functional cooperation rather than repeated assertions of legal victory. #China# #SouthChinaSea# #US#

#OpinionLine# The #MiddleEast# is not a vacuum waiting to be filled. It has become a crowded marketplace of interests. The #US# is indispensable but no longer dominant. #China# offers development and diplomatic engagement.

#OpinionLine# The implementation of the Global Development Initiative is indispensable for global sustainability. Recent years have only confirmed its importance. If the global development agenda is not properly addressed, everything else — including international security — will remain on shaky ground.