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Pakistan's recent strikes signal that it is prepared to take the fight directly to the Taliban leadership’s inner circle if the Taliban regime’s support for anti-Pakistan groups continues.

India’s limited reserves, thin domestic production capacity, and mounting oil import dependence leave it extremely vulnerable should the war in West Asia continue.

Security officials from the two countries met in Delhi days after the BNP government took charge in Dhaka.

A preference for strategic flexibility has left Beijing dependent on a narrow set of "allies" whose usefulness is limited – especially in times of crisis.

The bloc's economic ministers warned that a protracted conflict could hinder economic progress and impacting the livelihoods of millions across the region.

The Constitutional Court is set to rule on whether the use of barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers violated constitutional provisions on voter confidentiality.

The conflict in the Middle East accentuates a structural weakness in China’s global strategy: the absence of capable allies that can act as a force multiplier.

The development of the current conflict has placed Beijing in a complex and awkward strategic position.

The United States and China need to lower expectations about Trump’s trip and focus on delivering a few concrete outcomes.

As Indo-Pacific powers race to reorganize semiconductor supply chains amid intensifying China-U.S. strategic competition, where does India fit in?

Beijing is embarking on a "whole-of-nation push" to achieve permanent dominance in physical AI technologies.

Instead of working with locally elected officials in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi is drafting legislation to forcibly remove opposition figures from office.

The concentration of U.S. military assets in the Middle East is forcing allies like Japan and South Korea to ask themselves hard questions about U.S. reliability.

The effort to reduce dependence on Chinese-controlled supply chains is now starting to have tangible results.

From energy disruptions to alliance tensions, a geographically distant conflict is having immediate consequences across the Indo-Pacific.

While Washington builds coalitions, Vietnam is betting on self-reliance.

Are young Japanese voting based on an “idol effect” – or are they redefining entirely what it means to be liberal vs conservative?

South Koreans continue to choose the United States over any rival power by historically wide margins. But don't call it naivety.

What good would it do India to hitch itself to the sinking ship of Iran, instead of its actual partners, such as Israel and the UAE?

Without more accountability and transparency, LCRs will remain a blunt protectionist instrument rather than a true catalyst for industrial transformation.