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Myanmar’s military regime wants the world to believe it is changing. It is not.

Following his party's worst electoral result in more than two decades, it remains to be seen if the veteran politician can mount another political comeback.

Criticism of the government is interpreted as criticism of a beloved leader. Elections risk turning into emotional plebiscites on leaders rather than informed debates on policy.

Instrumentalizing anti-terrorism law to achieve a political goal creates a dangerous precedent in any democratic polity.

Pakistan’s international profile has improved, aided by developments post-Operation Sindoor, its warm ties with Trump, and the churn in global geopolitics.

The region has also pledged to move forward with a fuel-sharing agreement to offset shortages of oil from the Persian Gulf.

There are worries that processing operations in the country will drag Malaysia into the middle of China-U.S. competition.

One track pursued traditional intelligence collection against Asian governments and defense entities; the other sought to surveil and silence overseas critics.

That three liberal democracies acted against Beijing’s long arm on a single day was not coordinated – but perhaps it should have been.

A proposed Board of Trade will matter only if it can keep ordinary commercial disputes from becoming tests of national resolve.

The India-Pakistan clashes gave the J-10C a new, highly coveted status: battled-tested.

The NEV industry is China’s best – maybe only – hope for leading a major tech manufacturing sector. But new technologies might erase China’s advantage.

None of Pakistan’s recent space achievements would be possible without Chinese help. Is Pakistan building a space program or just leasing one?

The European left can make Europe’s China policy more socially intelligent. But leftists must not forget that Chinese society is more than the Chinese state.

With President Khurelsukh’s state visit to Kazakhstan, and his appearance at the Regional Ecological Summit in Astana, Mongolia has reached both shores of the Caspian. 

The BJP, or its allies, are now in power in all five Indian states that share a border with Bangladesh.

Irrespective of the outcomes of the U.S.-Iran talks, Pakistan’s expanded role in West Asia as a security stabilizer and an assertive diplomatic actor is here to stay.

When politics falls behind the economy.

A new era of ‘like-minded partnerships’

Japan needs to recognize its role in strengthening ASEAN’s autonomy as part of its own economic strategy.