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Lawmakers and contractors used the climate crisis to push forward flood-control projects. But those have turned out to be defective and in some cases even non-existent.

A relationship with real potential faces a major potential stumbling block.

His statement that Jammu and Kashmir is an “important part of India” has drawn a cautious response in New Delhi and ire in Islamabad.

The claims of Hindu groups that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu temple are “high on prejudice and assumptions, low on evidence.”

A recent Pew survey found that 45 percent of respondents in 36 countries held a favorable view of India, while another 41 percent held a negative view. But the results varied widely by country.

The military’s intensification of aerial bombing is aimed at defending key townships in the region.

The city-state's civil society has grown considerably over the past decade. It also reflects an increasingly broad spectrum of opinion about issues foreign and domestic.

Generative AI is dismantling the language barriers that once kept smaller democracies safe.

The island, administered by Taipei but just 2 miles from the mainland, has a culture and lifestyle all its own.

“With the collapse of the Public Distribution System, which had been the sole source of food, many urban residents, unable to grow anything for themselves, simply wasted away in their homes, starving quietly and out of sight.”

Japanese shipyards are expanding, but the future space may already be spoken for. 

Engagement may be required, but appeasement is not.

As highlighted by a new ammunition factory, Turkiye has become a prime partner in Mongolia's defense industry efforts.

As the U.S. mulls “strategic clarity,” China may be shifting its pressure campaign away from highly visible military coercion toward methods that are less easily classified. 

The building of collaboration with countries like Thailand is central to Australia’s long-term strategic vision.

The arrest of Burmese-American scholar U Min Zin highlights China’s determination to ensure its role in Myanmar doesn’t come under scrutiny. 

Recurring discussions of whether, and how, to create new provinces avoids a conversation about provincial autonomy. 

The cancellation of the in-person event also reflects Nepal’s lack of confidence in its ability to manage politically sensitive events.

Political differences do not have to disappear before economic interdependence can deepen.

Planned LNG projects and land reclamation operations in the eastern Thai province are taking a toll on its fishing communities.