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U.S. trade pressure could prove to be exactly the catalyst ASEAN needs for integration
New Delhi’s accelerating militarization of drone technologies not only risks deepening existing asymmetries, but will also fuel a regional drone...
South Korea’s second largest city will chart the country’s new maritime plan. And its new mayor will lead the way.
An ambitious university-led research project to document the Dong people’s distinctive architecture is revealing a great deal about this...
China’s top priority is now keeping the Gulf states, and above all Saudi Arabia and the UAE, from drawing closer to Washington.
Despite its vocal support for UNCLOS, ASEAN has not recognized a legal judgment brought under the convention’s framework.
Stylistically, the Islamabad Memorandum fits perfectly into U.S. President Donald Trump’s dealmaking and diplomatic record. It's also extremely...
Washington has spared India’s generics from its new drug tariffs. But the real exposure running through India’s pharmacy lies upstream, in China...
The Fujian’s Taiwan Strait transit highlights both the progress and the limits of China’s carrier ambitions.
Eurasian-Indo Pacific connectivity begins with Mongolia and India.
The world should not forget about Pakistan’s human rights abuses, even as the state tries to overhaul its image.
Far from shoring up support for the Thai monarchy, the deployment of pseudo-academics and influencers is damaging the royalist cause.
Su Mon Thant from ACLED talks about the military's mounting atrocities, and the Arakan Army's recent abuses against the Rohingya.
The government expects the external account to remain stable in FY27, particularly via extended tax incentives for the IT sector, a rise in exports...
In Poland's tech strategy, Taiwan is filling in for projects once envisioned for China and the U.S.
Doors open, but structural risks remain.
Some equipment central for the Global War on Terror could play important roles in a potential conflict against China.
The current ubiquity of corruption underscores the normalization of impunity in the country's politics, despite recent democratic uprisings.
The continuous compromise of human rights standards by bodies like the United Nations provides the Taliban with the precise economic, political, and...
Michelle Steel arrives in Seoul at a moment when ethnic affinity and political polarization make diplomacy more complicated than ever.
Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.
Amid Kazakhstan and the European Union's multifaceted relations, connectivity remains a throughline.
Abrogation of the ceasefires in Manipur may not be an option for the government as it could spark greater violence.
The 55-year-old civil society activist and dual Cambodian-U.S. citizen has been locked up on spurious charges since 2022. She is just one of many.
Russia's assurance that it will maintain a long-term supply of oil and gas to Malaysia looks like a veiled effort to keep Putin's government stocked...
China’s dominant role in electric vehicle batteries owes much to local government policy.
Risks and opportunities for foreign investors
Tonnes of fertilizer are being unloaded in Brisbane for Australian farmers. It’s not a one-off deal but the product of consistent fertilizing of the...
Melbourne has joined the Global Urban Data Centers Pact, to tackle the nexus between new technologies and climate change.
Longstanding metrics – particularly rapid GDP growth and infrastructural expansion – are no longer sufficient to sustain political legitimacy.
The cost of offshoring would be laid bare in a crisis.
The reprieve led to a brief rally on the Indonesian stock market, but the longer-term outlook is less certain.
The war did what years of Western pressure could not, effectively removing Russia as a viable arms supplier to Southeast Asia.
Hyper-nationalistic rhetoric is complicating the resolution of the ongoing border dispute, but ending it is not an easy task.
The Treasury Department has designated nine people and 26 entities linked to Prince Holding Group, which it has described as a "transnational...
A Malaysian video attracted attention to the trip and its geopolitical significance.
Insights from Akhil Ramesh.
While the companies haven’t been named, what’s clear is that Bishkek wants to be seen making an effort to address the EU’s sanctions...
Can the bloc maintain centrality amid managed trade?
The rapid consolidation of power by Field Marshal Asim Munir has the PTI reconsidering its options – and the controversial “charter of democracy.”
Xi has ruthlessly gone after former Politburo Standing Committee member and one-time economic czar Wang Qishan.
The Iran-U.S. conflict has served to concentrate attention on the transport relationship between Kazakhstan and Iran, in development for years before...
Is this the new normal?
Carlos Frederico Pereira da Silva Gama and host Tushar Shetty discuss the priorities and divergences of India’s BRICS presidency ahead of the...
A bank lending a business money is hardly cause for a headline. But this is no ordinary loan.
The suspension of Anthropic’s most advanced AI model has exposed how Silicon Valley lobbying shapes U.S. export policy at the expense of allied...
The conflict did not derail the transition but exposed how vulnerable it remains to external disruption – and how quickly governments can fall back...
A Japanese trade group’s Beijing visit, led by an LDP MP, signals a possible thaw in China-Japan relations.
The European Council’s latest mandate pairs dialogue with prospective new trade defense tools, institutionalizing an approach that complicates...
The Japan-U.K. compact shows Japanese companies still have an appetite for offshore wind, but local communities must not be left behind.