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The year revealed immense political energy, especially among younger generations, but also the persistence of patronage, intolerance, and strategic mistrust.

A longstanding modus vivendi is reaching its limit.

In 2026, the Mongolian government will need to confront the challenges that made 2025 so tumultuous.

The challenge for India is no longer how to ensure Bangladesh’s stability, but how to engage a Bangladesh that is politically restless, socially mobilized, and strategically self-aware. 

According to the North’s state-controlled media, Kim Jong Un guided the building of a nuclear-powered strategic guided missile submarine on December 25.

Amid reduced Western countermeasures, the playing field appears tilted in the CCP’s favor compared to just a year ago.

By 2040, India’s passenger traffic is expected to grow six-fold, and exceed 1 billion. But consumer welfare can only be ensured with healthy competition in the industry and strong regulatory oversight.

The return to relevance of TRACECA is not due to the corridor becoming simpler or more efficient – but because Eurasia itself has become more complex.

Japan’s political calm may finally be ending.

The removal of Cambodia’s scam compounds remains a sticking point.

“There are enough and more rules and regulations in India to control pollution. What we need is for them to be enforced.

The new reforms sought to better prepare the force for deterrence, warfighting, and non-war military actions. Have they been effective?

With the U.S. less reliable, Australia and Japan seek to deepen their friendship and cooperation, especially in the defense realm.

The targeted newspaper offices are considered to be pro-India and pro-Hasina by the country’s far right.

The military’s standing was bolstered by the conflict with India in May, which generated a wave of support for the institution.

Once a pioneer that helped the world lay the foundations of machine learning, Japan’s renewed push into artificial intelligence reflects a search for economic resilience as much as technological relevance.

The draft defense budget sets a new spending record for the 12th straight year amid mounting regional threats and U.S. alliance pressure.

The world views of China and the U.S. have come into closer alignment in our current era. They go about the enactment of their policies in significantly different ways.

The globally acclaimed MGNREGA, enacted when the Congress party was in power, has been replaced by a law that puts in place a discretionary scheme.

The return of the BNP’s acting chairperson is expected to give the party a boost in the upcoming general elections.