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Is Narendra Modi Losing Ground in India’s General Election?
Despite a serious resource crunch and a lack of cohesive election strategy, the INDIA coalition is gaining traction. Where is the Modi magic?
Why Is Bangladesh Seeking a $5 Billion Soft Loan From China?
An unaccountable governance system will keep the conditions of the loan hidden.
Mapping Territorial Control in Post-Coup Myanmar: Flawed by Design?
Attempts to map the areas controlled by the military junta and its various opponents frequently obscure more than they reveal.
Magazine
The China-Pakistan-Afghanistan Triangle
The dynamics of this trilateral relationship will shape the future trajectory of Afghanistan and its broader implications for regional stability and prosperity.
Tandem Rule in Kyrgyzstan: The Pursuit of Money and Power
The Japarov-Tashiev tandem has sunk real roots into Kyrgyzstan’s society, and those roots are deeper and stronger than they might seem on the surface.
Thailand’s Grand Reconciliation: The Shinawatras and the Establishment
The rift between Thaksin and the establishment finally appears to have been resolved. This compromise not only fails to address any of Thailand’s past mistakes, but it actually repeats them.
Darcie Draudt-Véjares on South Korea’s Post-Election Politics
Economics doomed the PPP’s legislative chances. What now for President Yoon Suk-yeol?
Blogs
China Power
A New World Order
Flashpoints
Diplomacy by Other Means
China Coast Guard Shadows Filipino Activists Sailing Toward Disputed Shoal
About 100 Filipinos are sailing to Scarborough Shoal to assert the Philippines' sovereignty, while being trailed by at least two Chinese ships.
China and Russia Disagree on North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons
The China Coast Guard and Beijing’s Strategic Ambiguity
The Squad: Adding an ‘S’ for Security
Asia Defense
Militaries of the Asia-Pacific
South Korea’s Competitive Advantages as a Global Military Supplier
Poland is choosing South Korea as a primary partner in defense deals – and it’s not alone.
ASEAN Should Watch the China-US Cyber Competition More Closely
Why AUKUS Will Not Become JAUKUS
Modernizing the Indian Air Force’s Transport Fleet
ASEAN Beat
Insights Into Half a Billion
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim Meets Hamas Delegation in Qatar
The meeting came just days after a U.S. Treasury delegation visited Malaysia to express its concerns that the Palestinian group was raising funds in the country.
Serial Has a New Guantanamo Podcast, but Is Anyone Listening?
Thai Monarchy Reform Activist Dies in Custody After Months-Long Hunger Strike
Fight or Concede, Myanmar’s Junta Must Decide
The Pulse
Perspectives on South Asia
India and China: Trading With the Enemy
Political and security tensions are on the rise, but so is the value of China-India trade.
Rising Voices of Dissent in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir
India’s Parliament Has Fewer Muslims as BJP’s Strength Grows
A Year On, Manipur in India’s Northeast Continues to Simmer
The Koreas
Divided Peninsula
The Great Debate Over South Korea Developing Nuclear Weapons Is Back
Despite a destabilized Korean Peninsula due to North Korean missile developments, acquiring nuclear weapons would be a dead end for Seoul.
South Korea’s Tortuous Reckoning With the Itaewon Tragedy
South Korea’s Parliament Approves Independent Investigation of Deadly 2022 Halloween Crush
Transitional Justice in South Korea: A Turn to the Courts?
Tokyo Report
News From Japan
Can Japan Boosts Its Foreign Students Count to 400,000?
The Kishida administration has set a lofty goal, even while tightening the regulations for universities that admit international students.
Decoding Japan Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s Tour of Africa, Europe, and South Asia
Will Izumi Kenta Be Japan’s Next Prime Minister?
Japan’s PM Kishida Says He Won’t Step Down After LDP’s Defeat in By-elections
The Debate
Comment and Opinion
Road to Busan for a Plastic-free Future
Asia-Pacific countries could prove critical to ensuring the treaty addresses not only waste management, but the root issue of plastic production.
Myanmar’s National Unity Government Must Be Doing Something Right
Indonesia’s Game-Changing Bid for OECD Membership
Russia’s Cover up of Its Dangerous Dealings With North Korea Leaves Us All Less Secure
Crossroads Asia
The New Silk Road
Russia Expands Oil Trade South via Afghanistan, Seeking Warm Water Ports
Afghanistan is emerging as a key transit point for Russian oil as the Kremlin seeks to establish new trade routes to Asia and the Middle East.
Privatization in Uzbekistan: Potential Far From Fulfilled
Women as Wives: How Uzbekistan’s Justice System Fails to Serve Women
Viral Bishimbayev Trial in Kazakhstan Ends With 24-Year Sentence
Trans-Pacific View
U.S. Policy on Asia
No China-US Trade War This Year, But Uncertainty Ahead in 2025
The targeted and restrained nature of the latest round of tariffs suggests the U.S. and China are unlikely to engage in a full-scale trade war this year. But the situation remains precarious.
How a Second Trump Term Could Shape the South Korea-U.S. Alliance
The State Department’s Complex Role in Making China Policy
As China and Iran Hunt for Dissidents in the US, the FBI Is Racing to Counter the Threat
Pacific Money
Economy And Business
2023 Was Another Big Year for Indonesian Cinema
Box office receipts have to return to their pre-pandemic levels, but locally-made films are making up a greater proportion of ticket sales.
The Data Quagmire for German Carmakers in China
Despite the ‘De-risking’ Buzz, Some Multinationals Are Doubling Down in China
Microsoft CEO Announces AI Investments in Indonesia, Thailand
Oceania
The South Pacific
Violence Rages in New Caledonia as France Rushes Emergency Reinforcements to Its Pacific Territory
France imposed a state of emergency for the first time since 1985 as protests against voting reforms morphed into violence.
France Imposes Curfew in New Caledonia After Protests Turn Violent
Fiji’s Former PM Frank Bainimarama Sentenced to Prison for Interfering in Police Investigation
Australia: How Child Maltreatment Drives Mental Health Crisis
Videos
Asia on Video
What’s Behind Vietnam’s Political Upheaval?
Nguyen Khac Giang discusses the major blood-letting at the upper echelons of the Vietnamese government and ruling Communist Party.
The Danger of China’s Digital Silk Road
What Will China’s Shift From Oil Mean for Saudi Arabia and Russia?
Why Did the Islamic State Target Russia?
Podcasts
Asia Geopolitics
Photo Essays
Asia in Pictures
A Guardian of Health in the Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
With a particular focus on vaccination, Jiydekul Yrysbayeva plays a crucial role in safeguarding the lives of her fellow Kyrgyzstanis.