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Shutting down development agencies such as the MCC will force Mongolia to rely more on Russia and China for funding.

Its extensive road and railway network, coupled with major ports in the Indian Ocean, gives Iran an important advantage in cooperation with the landlocked Central Asian republics. 

The head of the Kyrgyz presidential press service aired an unfounded allegation on Facebook that the detained journalists were being paid by Bolot Temirov.

New research finds that Americans who primarily get news from online and social media platforms have lower levels of hostility toward China.

In the bullies’ playbook, silencing opponents is key. Here’s why it always backfires.

India’s multilateralism and nonalignment have their limits. Just as it is unwilling to throw in its lot with another country or alliance, no other country has an incentive to go all in with India.

Relations have hit a new low with Dhaka abruptly canceling a $21 million contract for an advanced ocean-going tug.

Despite reported frictions over CPEC and security issues in Pakistan, China had no qualms about offering – and even expanding – support for Islamabad.

Pictures of Modi in an Indian Air Force fighter pilot uniform are all over the country, as the BJP works overtime to project him as the dynamic leader who delivered "victory."

Despite recent reports of a softening of Indonesian policy, establishing ties with Tel Aviv would come with high domestic political risks.

Recent months have seen an awakening of long-dormant maritime and territorial disputes between the two nations.

Amid deepening defense ties, Jakarta seems set to consolidate its status as the top customer of French arms in Southeast Asia.

From defense spending to demographic decline, Japan’s tax reform attempts to address pressing national issues.

As the two countries send out competing diplomatic delegations, has India rehyphenated itself with Pakistan?

Beyond who wins and who loses, what's more important is whether South Korea sees the formation of political coalitions that lead to “strong leader syndrome.”

A deadly war is going on in India's tribal heartland, as the government aims to eliminate one of the world’s longest-surviving communist insurgencies.

A recent presidential decree instructs the Foreign Ministry to explore the possibility of a visa-free regime for U.S. citizens, paired with an easing of visa requirements for Uzbek citizens seeking to enter the United States.

Amid the debate on asymmetric defense, the two partners don’t see eye to eye on which systems Taiwan needs to procure to defend itself. New research helps explain why.

Most analysis missed the role of Switzerland as host in the China-U.S. trade talks, but its quiet mediation should serve as a role model for other states.

According to Kloop, its employees have been denied access to lawyers.