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The BJP is using the 150th anniversary of India’s national song, "Vande Mataram," to polarize society and win votes.

Bali’s beaches, bars, and luxury resorts hide a chilling past: 60 years ago, these were execution sites and mass graves.

The proposed rules to address the menace of deepfakes are technically unfeasible, socially naïve, and legally clumsy.

If Tokyo acquires nuclear-powered subs, it would be a significant strategic shift for the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings. 

Trilateral arrangements are not uncommon in the Indo-Pacific, but this one stands apart for three reasons. 

AI infrastructure is being repurposed to provide real-time ecological data – and changing the structure of urban environmental management.

Seoul had apparently picked two priority regions in its quest to become a top-four global defense exporter.

With the full inclusion of Azerbaijan and moves toward institutionalization, the region is shifting from loose consultation to a cohesive geopolitical community.

For the last decade and a half, the Liberal Party has been tying itself in knots over energy policy. The world is moving on.

China seems to have decided to freeze out the Takaichi government for as long as it takes.

During a press conference on his way to Turkiye, South Korean president shared his view on North Korea.

Central Asia’s emerging regional architecture, its drivers, and the barriers to future progress. 

Many are duped by Bangladeshi and Russian recruitment agencies into joining the Russian army. Others are drawn by social media videos.

With an election on the horizon, the party’s electoral appeal is waning, with neither powerful policy pledges nor inspiring leadership in sight.

According to the Washington-based Stimson Center, the past decade has seem a spike in unregulated mining activity in Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security justified the decision on the grounds that the country has "made notable progress in governance and stability."

The Nepali Congress is on board and voter enthusiasm is running high. But powerful actors could undermine the vote.

India’s infrastructure push shows that a country can combine the best of both worlds—characteristics of a lawyerly society and the practices of an engineering state.

Will the simultaneous holding of a parliamentary vote and a constitutional referendum stabilize or strain the country's transition?

Australia gave up its hosting bid in a deal with rival Turkiye. The backdown is a significant economic and diplomatic blow.