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A new levy on digital transfers suspected of hiding unregistered business extends the cash-strapped government’s long habit of taxing whatever it can reach.

Nepal’s hydropower vision depends on India, both as a primary buyer and an exclusive transit route. That gives India immense power over Nepal’s ambitions.

Japan confirmed the first known deployment of a Jiangkai III-class frigate as part of a PLAN carrier strike group, highlighting China’s accelerating blue-water naval integration.

Modi’s Nordic tour could also be interpreted as the opening move in a deliberate strategy to build India’s Arctic credentials. But there’s a big obstacle: Russia.

“I don’t find evidence that [Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan] are yet grappling with the water needs of next-generation industries.”

North Korea intends to press ahead with its own military modernization timeline regardless of the diplomatic calendar.

If Europe wants to reduce security vulnerabilities in its economic relationship with China, it must embed those policies within a strategically positive narrative.

China wants the world to hear only one version of Taiwan’s story: Beijing’s. And much of the world is listening to this version.

New campaign finance laws put the Community Independents Project at a crossroads.

Khurram Husain joins host Tushar Shetty to examine whether Pakistan’s recent diplomatic gains are translating into meaningful economic progress.

RightsCon 2026 was supposed to be held in Zambia in May – but then Beijing pressured the host government. 

Putin left Beijing last week without a Power of Siberia 2 deal. The reason is partly in Turkmenistan.

Public-facing work, such as leaders’ meetings, is necessary, but even without it the Quad provides a vital mechanism for its members to collectively counter China’s behavior.

The emergence of the Cockroach Janta Party indicates that discontent within and with the Modi government may run far deeper than it appears.

At the Beijing summit, Putin and Xi oversaw the signing of 20 pacts. But a much-anticipated deal on the Power of Siberia-1 pipeline did not materialize.

The country's ruling party is using an unnecessary conflict as a chance to build up its political myth.

The Cambodian autocrat’s anti-scam rhetoric and pardoning of Kem Sokha suggest that outside pressure is starting to work. That's all the more reason to intensify it.

The country has become the second in Southeast Asia to block access to the controversial prediction market.

The move comes as the country's government faces growing scrutiny for its role in handling an explosion of online scam centers and organized crime.

The Bhojshala complex in Madhya Pradesh houses a temple dedicated to the Hindu goddess Saraswati, and also a mosque associated with a medieval-era Sufi saint.