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Is India Recalibrating its Stance Toward Post-Hasina Bangladesh?

Mon, 08/12/2025 - 05:32
Recent statements by Indian Prime Minister Modi and Foreign Minister Jaishankar suggest that change could be in the air.

India-Russia Set Ties on Economic Trajectory During Putin’s Visit

Mon, 08/12/2025 - 05:27
They stressed co-production and co-innovation, expansion of the export basket, finalizing an FTA with the Eurasian Economic Union, and revitalizing connectivity projects.

Modi-Putin Summit: More Style and Symbolism Than Substance

Mon, 08/12/2025 - 04:07
While not altering the global balance of power in any meaningful way, Putin’s visit might actually diminish India’s significance in the eyes of the West.

Thai and Cambodian Troops Again Clash Along Disputed Border

Mon, 08/12/2025 - 02:14
The two governments have accused the other of responsibility for a string of incidents that threaten to ignite another full-scale border conflict.

Thailand’s Aircraft Carrier, the Chakri Naruebet, Charts a New Course

Sun, 07/12/2025 - 22:14
The carrier has mostly been used for HADR missions, and debates about its utility have raged since it entered into service in 1997.

Japan’s Grim Demographic Reality

Sun, 07/12/2025 - 00:26
Can an anti-immigration turn really be compatible with a ‘Japan is Back’ narrative?

How China Now Talks About NATO and Why It Matters for the Asia-Pacific 

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:59
Until 2021, statements about NATO in Chinese foreign and defense ministry press conferences were few and largely neutral in tone. Then the tone hardened.

Hybridization of the Terror Threat in India

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:52
Recent incidents point to the use of advanced operational techniques and technologies, signaling an increasing hybridization of terrorist techniques, tactics, and procedures.

What Does China Want? Depends Which China You’re Talking About.

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:51
China gives conflicting signals because it has three different “personas”: Moral China, Defensive-Assertive China, and Striving China.

Former Japanese PM Ishiba Shigeru Has Thoughts on His Successor 

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:21
Ishiba has critiqued current Prime Minister Takaichi for her Taiwan remarks, nuclear policy, and rice vouchers.

A Forgotten Hostage Crisis: Bangladeshi Citizens in the Arakan Army’s Captivity

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 16:18
Far away from the scrutiny of the international community, the Arakan Army is holding hundreds of Bangladeshi citizens as hostages.

The $500 Mistake: Why International Students in Australia Are Selling Their Bank Accounts to Criminals

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 15:26
That “easy money” comes with a steep cost: a criminal record, a lifetime ban from Australia, and up to life imprisonment.

Hong Kong’s Grenfell Tower Moment: When Grief Became Sedition

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 15:22
As families sift through ashes and survivors call for accountability following a catastrophic building fire in Hong Kong, authorities have moved swiftly to silence dissent.

China and India’s National Strategy and Competition in Cislunar Space

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 15:12
The paths of China and India in space show how Asian space powers are fundamentally transforming the global distribution of capabilities and influence in cislunar space.

ASEAN Between China and the US: Navigating a ‘No Single Power’ Global Order 

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 14:33
Economic strategy can no longer be separated from geopolitics. How, then, should ASEAN position itself?

Want an Explanation for China’s Nuclear Build-up? 

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 14:24
It’s not in the new white paper.

From Theft to Labubu: The Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection in China

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 13:53
After decades of accusations over counterfeiting foreign brands, Chinese companies are now assuming dual roles: as not only IP violators, but also IP proprietors.

Why China Can’t Make Gwadar Work – Even After Billions Spent

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 13:21
Gwadar port has often been touted as CPEC’s “crown jewel.” Yet almost two decades after the port began operations, business has been lackluster.

Thailand Girds For Early 2026 Polls Amid Economic Stagnation

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 09:59
Months of political instability expected to ensue

For Rohingya Women in Bangladesh, Digital Freedom Is a Distant Ideal

Fri, 05/12/2025 - 05:52
Life in the heaving camps around Cox's Bazar is marked by a daily struggle for even basic connectivity and safety.

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