Diplomacy & Crisis News

If China is the elephant in the room shaping the Australia-India bilateral strategic relationship, that room has already been renovated in the spirit of reset.

While on paper a U.S. return to Bagram, given the airbase’s strategic location and infrastructure, may seem like a rational move, in reality it could undermine U.S. national security and interests. 

In some ways, Southeast Asia significantly supports China's strategic interests. But the region also presents major challenges for China's global leadership.

India’s defense minister has warned Pakistan that any misadventure in the Sir Creek sector would evoke a “strong” response from Delhi.

Dili's vocal international advocacy contrasts with its serious economic challenges, an unclear regional strategy, and weak domestic political institutions.

To be pro-India is not to necessarily support any particular political party in India, but to support positions that would favor a strong, prosperous, and secure India.

The junta continues to intensify its attacks on resistance forces in the run-up to its controversial planned election at the end of the year.

Among the proposed initiatives is improved reciprocal access to military facilities in each country.

A series of public outrages threatens to mutate into a serious political crisis for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The gap between BRICS rhetoric and reality is vast, but that does not make the grouping irrelevant.

African governments and other local actors have a crucial role to play in shaping the activities of Chinese firms.

Scholars, commentators, and artists have the responsibility to foster peace by emphasizing the region’s vast historical and cultural common ground.

London’s Indo-Pacific ambitions and Moscow’s eastward pivot reveal that the centuries-old rivalry between Britain and Russia still shapes Asian geopolitics.

Insights from Anne-Sophie Corbeau.

Takaichi Sanae is widely seen as a pro-Taiwan leader, even famously suggesting a “quasi-alliance” between the two.

As China pursues clean energy, Tibet has emerged as a site for extractive mining and an unsustainable spree of dam building. 

The focus on Indian knowledge systems in the UGC’s proposed mathematics curriculum is better suited to other disciplines such as astronomy and religious studies.

Takaichi is set to be Japan’s first female prime minister – but she and many other female lawmakers are socially conservative, including on gender issues.

29 years after Afghanistan’s former President Dr. Mohammad Najibullah was killed by the Taliban, his daughter keeps alive his vision for a neutral, independent, and peaceful country. 

While the Democratic Party leader has taken an uncompromising stance, President Lee Jae-myung is attempting to foster solidarity and cooperation.