Narendra Modi: Time for a Reboot?
Table of Contents
The implications of the recent large-scale restructuring of the PLA will take time to fully unfold.
A tale of two goals: maintaining a monopoly of power and sustaining economic growth
Should South Korea develop its own nuclear weapons capability?
In many ways, the Belt and Road is a natural fit for ongoing Chinese engagement with African countries.
High pollution rates and changing lifestyles combine to make strokes an increasing danger for Chinese.
In Hong Kong, fears over a lost identity are manifesting in very different ways.
China’s private firms are going global – and, by doing so, raising China’s prestige on the world stage.
Conspiracy theories about their rival’s devious plans have alarmingly large followings in the U.S. and China.
Realizing sanctions and alliance-building aren’t enough, Japan looks to shore up its defenses.
Filibuster aside, no one wants to come across as “soft on security.”
The economic (and political) factors behind the Bank of Japan’s decision.
It could be argued that more pervasive corruption is leading to new freedoms.
The government has some work to do if it wants to win local support for nuclear power in the future.
In a country where most of the power and development is concentrated in one provinces, tensions simmer.
Environmentalists are concerned about the nation’s secretive hydropower plans.
In spite of the country’s recent democratic gains, problems continue to plague Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated Northern Province.
Why the prime minister’s plans for better sanitation may not work as hoped.
That there were fewer civilian deaths in 2015 is little solace – overall casualties are still on the rise.
New Delhi says it is making progress in expanding economic ties with a key ASEAN neighbor.
A look at what was accomplished at a historic meeting this week.
The legacy of People Power in the Philippines remains ambiguous.
With oil prices dropping, the sultanate is rapidly approaching a crisis.
There is growing evidence that the region’s economic prospects are dimming.
America’s Central Asia strategy doesn’t seem to be working, but there are few new ideas, either.
One tribe’s pivotal battle has been coopted by Turkmenistan’s leaders to perpetuate a narrative of unity and legitimacy.
Kazakhstan’s plan to privatize its state industries is ambitious, but it faces some major barriers.
Beijing may not, after all, provide the economic deus ex machina Central Asian governments have hoped for.
Noah Tucker argues that religious freedom – as a policy – is simply the best counter to ISIS messaging efforts.
The Australian prime minister’s cautious policy approach is backfiring.
Time for a new U.S. policy for the Pacific.
Julie Bishop is challenged on defense ties with Japan and the South China Sea during her visit to Beijing.
The end of the Compact of Free Association with the Federated States of Micronesia would have serious repercussions.
The withdrawal of the Soviet 40th Army from Afghanistan in 1988-1989 was a well-coordinated and militarily successful operation, save one mistake.
After the U.S. FONOPs, how long can China get away with “enforcing” claims it hasn’t made?
The International Fleet Review highlighted the growing importance of naval power to India’s geopolitical vision.
From the details, it appears the main concern is regulating civilian drone flights.
India’s window on seizing the strategic overture of the Chabahar seaport may be closing. It must act diplomatically to lock in its gains.
For Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, China is an important investor and possible regional stabilizer.
Should we think of “One Belt, One Road” as China’s Marshall Plan?
Poetry often has a role to play in India’s Lok Sabha.
Which songs does South Korea choose to broadcast across the border?
An American gamer has cultivated a following in Taiwan by tweaking mainland Chinese players with the phrase “Taiwan #1.”