Opinion

OPINION: Cambodia-Japan Relations in a Changing Asia: Trust, Development, and Strategic Partnership

AKP Phnom Penh, August 23, 2026 -- Cambodia-Japan relations have reached a stage where the central question is no longer simply how much the two countries cooperate, but what kind of partnership they want to build for the decades ahead. My recent visit to Japan offered a valuable opportunity to r...

Op-ed: From Hiroshima to the Indo-Pacific: Japan’s Global Message of Peace and Human Security

AKP Phnom Penh, August 17, 2026 -- There are places we visit and remember, and there are places that change the way we think about humanity. For me, Hiroshima belongs to the latter. Standing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, visiting the Peace Memorial Museum, offering flowers at the Memorial...

OPINION: VIKSIT BHARAT 2047: A ROADMAP TO BECOME A DEVELOPED NATION

AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2026 -- It is creditable that the Government of India has set for itself and the nation a crucial goal: That India should become Viksit Bharat by 2047, which would be the one hundredth year anniversary of India’s independence. While there is general agreement that the t...

Commentary: Ramayana Routes and Maritime Bridges: India and Southeast Asia’s Living Civilisational Ties

AKP Phnom Penh, August 13, 2026 -- India’s Independence Day is not only a celebration of our freedom; it is a reminder that India’s story has never been confined to the borders of the subcontinent. For millennia, the ideas, epics and aesthetics of Indian civilisation have sailed with the monsoon...

Op-Ed: Japan’s Quiet Diplomacy and the Future of a Rules-Based Indo-Pacific

AKP Phnom Penh, August 13, 2026 -- My recent visit to Japan offered me an opportunity not only to observe the country’s remarkable development, social discipline and technological advancement, but also to reflect more deeply on an important dimension of Japanese foreign policy: its preference for...

Op-ed: Yoga for Healthy Ageing : Marking International Day of Yoga 2026

AKP Phnom Penh, June 20, 2026 -- The 12th International Day of Yoga will be observed in Cambodia on 21 June 2026 with the theme “Yoga for Healthy Ageing”. It is an occasion which carries deeper meaning beyond physical exercise and will bring together Yoga practitioners and people from different w...

OPINION: UNCLOS Conciliation Gives Cambodia, Thailand a Just Path to Peace

AKP Phnom Penh, June 15, 2026 -- On June 2, Cambodia initiated compulsory conciliation proceedings with Thailand under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). We did so to protect our national sovereignty and maritime rights after Thailand unilaterally walked away from a 25-year-old bi...

Op-ed: Why Third Parties Matter in the Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict

AKP Phnom Penh, June 12, 2026 -- Third-party engagement is essential to the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict because political trust between the two countries remains severely strained, while public hostility has deepened since the July 2025 border clashes. Under such conditions, neutral and tru...

Op-Ed: Japan’s New Regional Initiatives and Cambodia’s Development Opportunities

AKP Phnom Penh, May 16, 2026 -- Japan’s latest foreign and economic policy initiatives reflect an important evolution in the Indo-Pacific’s economic and strategic landscape. Through the updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy, the Asia Zero-Emission Community (AZEC), expanded economic-...

OPINION: Defending Cambodia’s Dignity and Calling for Responsible Journalism

AKP Phnom Penh, April 23, 2026 -- The publication by The Wall Street Journal, which used the term “Scambodia” to describe Cambodia, is not only unprofessional and negative in tone but also a serious defamation of an entire nation—lacking balance and suggesting bias that may be influenced by certain...

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