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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.

Insights from Camille Boullenois.

India and the U.K. have signed a statement of intent to cooperate in designing and developing electric propulsion systems for the Indian Navy.

India must be worried that the securitization of South Asia has helped China, Turkiye, and other powers find new defense partnerships in its neighborhood.

Rather than challenging regulatory barriers, Nippon Steel addressed political concerns through binding legal commitments – all within the realm of private commercial law.