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The real question is not simply how many provinces Pakistan needs, but whether its political system can make smaller units more accountable, representative and effective.

The 46th World Chess Olympiad is being held in Samarkand.

The destruction of the Trishuli-Bhotekoshi corridor is a local tragedy with national economic consequences.

One clue as to how the U.S. plans to proceed might be glimpsed in how Uzbekistan progresses in following Kazakhstan into dual membership.

The migrants who build, clean, drive, guard, and operate the Gulf’s economies have become the forgotten civilian casualties in its wars.

As SCO chair, Pakistan can be expected to highlight new connectivity routes via Iran and Central Asia that link the Belt and Road Initiative to the Arabian Sea.

Xi’s visit from September 1-2 was significant for both sides, though for different reasons.

The SCO may serve legitimate Central Asian interests, but it should not become the vehicle through which Beijing’s definitions of security, political loyalty, and ethnic identity become normalized across the Turkic world. 

South Korea has an industrial head start, but is Japan’s upgraded Mogami class merely a stalking horse for the Chungnam class?

Most people assume that China’s cyber capabilities define the totality of its threat to Taiwan, but this simply does not capture the full picture.

The eruption of Anak Krakatau, which is located on a small island in the Sunda Strait, forced the closure of eight airports, including two serving the capital Jakarta.

The letters have revived memories of “hit lists” that Islamist militant groups issued in 1989-90.

The move reflects the sea change that has taken place in U.S.-Cambodia relations under the second Trump administration.

In poor areas such as Jamtara and Mewat, cyber scams have become an important source of household income.

The country is hitting a developmental wall because necessary structural reforms clash directly with the needs of an entrenched patronage system.

As India prepares to host the group's summit, what does it want from BRICS? And what is Delhi actually getting from the group?

Insights from Steve Tsang.

Beyond the immediate devastation, the abrupt closure of the China-Nepal trade corridor – again – will reshape the local economy for years to come. 

“The Asian theater was never just about defeating Japan – it was also about dismantling European imperialism and creating new national futures.”

Taiwan's Patriot missiles, and Japan's Tomahawks are competing in the same queue as Ukraine and the Iran replenishment. But there are solutions.