The Sino-Indian Border After Galwan
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South Korea’s President Yoon rode polarization to steady the ship through his first year in office.
Elections perform functions beyond simply designating a winner, and in that sense Cambodia’s polls will send important signals.
The specter of geostrategic competition being mapped onto Fiji’s political fault lines remains a distinct possibility that would be deeply damaging for the nation, and region, as a whole.
Beijing has gone from condemning North Korean provocations to directly blaming the United States for Pyongyang’s actions.
Japan has found a balance between competition and engagement with China in a way that the United States has not been able to manage.
Beijing’s effusive reception of French President Macron reveals the underpinnings of its Europe strategy.
Space, AI, and quantum computing and communication are China’s top technology priorities. How advanced are its capabilities in each?
William Lai is already positioning the race as a referendum on China policy, while the KMT (and Beijing) are trying to emphasize economic issues.
The LDP continued its overall dominance, but it has reason to be concerned about the gains made by a party formerly confined to Osaka.
Despite coming to office pledging to support private sector-led growth, Yoon has been forced to turn to industrial policy to protect South Korea’s long-term interests in key sectors.
Pyongyang has always had a complicated relationship with markets, but is the government really trying to prevent all private food sales?
Kishida’s paramount political asset may be his harmless persona.
The next decade may present the alliance – which soon marks 70 years – with more profound changes than any prior decade.
An ongoing crackdown on Sikh extremists in India prompted Khalistan supporters abroad to protest outside Indian diplomatic missions.
Satyapal Malik, who was Jammu and Kashmir’s governor at the time of the attack, said the Modi government used the attack for electoral benefit.
Dahal’s preoccupation with the survival of his government was one reason for the delay. But also, India may not have wanted to engage with a shaky PM.
Bhutan faces a Himalayan version of China’s salami slicing tactics – and concerns from India about Thimphu giving up too much.
With general elections due early next year, the ruling Awami League is intensifying its assault on what remains of the country’s free media.
The possibility that the results can always be disregarded or abrogated imposes an invisible limit on the democratic possibilities of Thai elections.
The justice secretary has denied the former senator bail and wants to reopen a drugs case against her that’s been slammed as politically motivated.
The frequent occurrence of such crimes speaks to Indonesians’ widespread belief in the occult and the lure of get-rich-quick schemes in a country with widespread poverty.
The country is in the grips of a nationwide struggle between two groups, neither of which is in any frame of mind to seek a peaceful political solution.
Despite auspicious diplomatic recent developments, an upgrade of the bilateral relationship remains unlikely, at least for now.
Judges are not free in Tajikistan to issue acquittals, meaning that those accused of crimes in the country are essentially presumed guilty.
Usmanov was personally sanctioned shortly after the invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, but new sanctions target his “wide network of businesses.”
Growing divisions within the CSTO – over Ukraine, Afghanistan, and various internal disputes – may have serious implications for the region’s security architecture.
The group’s detention sparked a growing crowd in Zhanaozen and highlighted, once again, the precarity faced by the country’s workers.
As matchmatching moves online in Uzbekistan, bigoted preferences are more apparent than ever.
Australia has agreed to temporarily suspend its actions against China in the WTO while Beijing reviews its punitive tariff on Australian barley.
COFA migrants’ struggle to access Medicaid is a microcosm of the inequities that still plague the U.S. approach to Pacific Island communities.
What saves political parties is their ability to adapt, but the aggressive populism that has saved conservative parties elsewhere has limited appeal in Australia.
Pillar II of AUKUS relates to the sharing of advanced technologies, and there are good reasons for Wellington to seek access to that part of the pact.
Washington has been stepping up the pressure on Beijing to act more like a global stakeholder.
2023 marks the fifth year of resolute bipartisan congressional majorities working closely with administration leaders in addressing Beijing’s serious challenges.
A briefing from Sydney’s Lowy Institute argues that the United States has lost influence to China in recent years, especially in terms of its economic and diplomatic engagement.
Problematic conspiracy theories falsely linked China to the chopper accident near Miyako Island.
Much commentary has focused on how China might apply lessons from the Russia-Ukraine war to Taiwan. But what about the disputed Sino-Indian border?
The Philippine Coast Guard has a new responsibility: providing public evidence of China’s unlawful maritime activities. What’s behind the shift?
In addition to deploying military force against militants, it will engage local communities and build economic opportunities to create jobs.
Democracy is a better example of a positive outcome of colonialism, and even then the first government of independent India can more rightly claim the credit.
Police investigations into the involvement of LGBTQ protesters in this year’s Women’s March reflect growing prejudicial attitudes in Parliament, activists warn.
The best ambassador for South Korea in Vietnam, Korean pop culture appeals to the Vietnamese desire for modernity and romanticism.