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The Pakistan government has said it is discussing the potential sale of the advanced fighter jet JF-17 Thunder with several countries. A flurry of...
Media outlets began reporting on January 9 that Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is considering dissolving the lower house as early as next...
The Philippines and Japan signed a new security agreement yesterday, which will permit the tax-free provision of supplies and services between the...
On January 12, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that any country “doing business” with Iran will face a tariff rate of 25...
There is apparently a tradition in Peru’s Chumbivilcas Province in which townsfolk gather every December 25 and engage in a massive brawl. Although...
South Korea is aging faster than any other OECD country, but its most unsettling statistic is not the speed of its demographic decline – it is the...
The outbreak of mass protests in Iran amid economic disaster and ongoing foreign aggression poses a serious challenge to the leadership of the...
Following his surprise military intervention in Venezuela, in which U.S. forces struck targets and captured President Nicolas Maduro, U.S....
Rare earth supply chains have become a central concern in global politics. As China has increasingly deployed export controls on rare earths, the...
The Australian journalist Murray Hunter has apologized to Malaysia’s media regulator and agreed to withdraw “offending articles,” ending a long-...
The administration's new National Security Strategy has pushed the U.S. policy toward the island in a decidedly dangerous direction.
In the contemporary world, Russia neither has the will nor the ability to unfailingly support India.
In 2021, Vietnam’s public security minister was caught on camera being hand-fed a gold-encrusted steak by celebrity chef Salt Bae in London. The...
On January 6, military conscript Daniyar died after being hospitalized in the southern Kazakh city of Shymkent. The 21-year-old, who had served...
When Western firms pursued a boost in shareholder value by outsourcing manufacturing to lower production costs, it rewired global competition. In...
In 2025, the Malaysian government finally announced its intention to amend the Aboriginal Peoples Act (1954). After decades of legislative...
The official Chinese narrative foregrounds international condemnation and positions Beijing as defender of the international order. But Chinese...
The Indian Ocean region is undergoing a profound geopolitical transformation. From a relatively peripheral theater, it has now transitioned into a...
From this month, India has assumed the rotating presidency of the BRICS grouping. This transition opens a window of opportunity, not least because...
The High Court last month upheld Pritam Singh's conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee in connection with a case involving a former...
The Australian government has unveiled new details of its plan to create a A$1.2 billion critical mineral reserve. Three minerals will initially be...
Any sign of peace between Thailand and Cambodia after their 2025 border clashes, welcome as it may be, should be viewed with caution. Mutual...
Months ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, it has delayed the release of his movie, "Jana Nayagan."
Pakistan was one of the first and most vocal supporters of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after the Taliban retook Kabul in August 2021....
As frictions mount with each other, both Beijing and Tokyo are courting Seoul.
In a recent broadcast, Russian commentator Vladimir Sovolyov, known for his nationalistic rhetoric, said that Russia’s priority should not lie with...
As 2026 dawned, Meta announced a $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a fast-rising artificial intelligence firm specializing in agentic AI. What...
After nearly five years of civil war in Myanmar, the military junta of Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing still controls approximately half of the...
Tokyo has earned political trust in the region through its quiet, yet long-standing, economic cooperation.
This month's conclave could prove the most significant in a generation, determining whether Vietnam’s single-party system can evolve to meet...
Despite presidential pledges to expand opportunities for the development of parties, Kazakhs seeking to register new political parties are more...
Asia’s search for durable renewable models can learn from Idris Nechirvan Barzani and Rwanga Foundation’s Solar Villages.
Marc Knapper, the current U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, winds up his mission on January 18, after being recalled by the Trump administration late...
New areas of collaboration include semiconductors, critical minerals, emerging technologies, and green fuels.
Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand are among the 13 Asia-Pacific nations that have been hit with an indefinite pause on immigrant visa processing.
The landscape for migrant work in Taiwan seems set to change in the near future.
The European Union now stands as the only major international actor still meaningfully committed to Myanmar’s democratic opposition.
South Asia’s strategic location, fragmented politics, and regional rivalries make it an ideal testing ground for the GSI’s flexible, norm-driven...
Artificial Intelligence is en vogue in Kazakhstan. This year, 2026, has been named the Year of Development of Digitalization and Artificial...
At 12 years old, Mark Jiapeng Wang survived a plane accident that left him permanently disabled, an event that, as he recalls, forced “an early...
Over the past decade, Iran has witnessed repeated waves of mass protest most notably in 2009, 2017-18 , 2019, and the recent women-led uprisings...
The recent escalation along the Cambodia-Thailand border stands out as one of the most serious threats to peace in Southeast Asia today. While...
A Cambodian scholar offers recommendation on how to build a lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand.
More than a year after his illegitimate declaration of martial law, the former president is now facing a death sentence for insurrection.
In 2025, India mastered economic stability, but the transition from a $4 trillion to a $5 trillion economy will not be determined by how well risks...
The Constitutional Democratic Party is seeking moderation to stay alive. But it may be too late.
The Asian countries apparently impacted include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal,...
The Pakistani state and its powerful military establishment have resorted to increasingly drastic measures to deter critics from voicing their...
On January 13, in response to the Bondi terrorist attack and mounting pressure to take strong action, the Albanese government released draft...
Three months after the South Korea-Japan summit meeting, the leaders met again in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
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