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Beijing is formally repositioning Hong Kong from a neutral intermediary between Chinese and global capital into a “vanguard” of the state’s financial security architecture.

Lee has redefined the South Korean executive by trading imperial secrecy for radical transparency and focusing on tangible results.

Carney has opted for energetic, pragmatic action – including repairing ties with India – in the face of U.S. instability.

“By undermining Chinese projects [in Afghanistan], the ISI seeks to remind Beijing that Pakistan remains a critical gatekeeper for regional connectivity, especially through CPEC.”

The U.S.-Israel war on Iran is testing South Asia’s energy security, remittance economies, and sectarian equilibrium — all at once.

A high-profile corruption case in the country's umbrella resistance organization has drawn backlash – and claims of divisive politics.

The three arrested individuals reportedly relayed sensitive information to Beijing, including details of Philippine resupply missions in the South China Sea.

Tran Le Xuan, South Vietnam's "first lady," was passionate in her support of the southern republic – and a fierce critic of American involvement in Indochina.

With 499 of 500 seats now certified, the newly elected parliament will convene to select a new prime minister within 15 days.

While Confucius Institutes are closing across parts of Western Europe, China has found a more welcoming political environment in the Balkans.

His continued incarceration is a telling example of the erosion of both India’s judicial independence and its democracy.   

Having overthrown regimes in Latin America and the Middle East, why would Washington draw the line at Asia?

From energy to innovation, Kim Jong Un’s growth strategy is up against structural limits.

The intense U.S. bombing of Iran reveals the limits of Beijing’s relationship with Tehran and the pragmatism of China’s Middle Eastern strategy

Both countries are navigating a geopolitical environment far more turbulent than the one that shaped their post-Cold War outlook.

Air and air-defense capabilities remain Afghanistan’s most vulnerable security component. 

The U.S. sank an Iranian warship, which was returning home from an India-hosted exercise, off the Sri Lankan coast yesterday. India’s silence in response is deafening.

Saudi Arabia, wary of further escalation, is unlikely to press Pakistan to deploy troops or join the conflict at this stage.

The possibility of expansion, into Asia and elsewhere, is no longer theoretical.

Jakarta’s participation in U.S. President Donald Trump’s initiative has drawn widespread criticism, particularly from conservative Islamic groups.