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Tue, 13/10/2026 - 15:00
Pakistan is likely looking to counter the Indian Air Force’s future strategy of launching air-launched missiles from standoff ranges.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 14:29
The costs of confrontation are not confined to the security domain; it’s impacting every facet of the bilateral relationship.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 14:28
Uzbekistan courts tech companies to boost its economy by easing its once infamous data localization law.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 11:52
Top companies like Infosys, Wipro, and Cognizant will not be able to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 10:42
By invoking Articles 232 and 234, the federal government has essentially neutralized PTI’s institutional presence in the province.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 09:41
A central part of the deterrence question
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 07:14
Indiscriminate arrests, detentions, police brutality, and blockades have not been able to demoralize protesters seeking the removal of the chief election commissioner.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 05:55
This year’s particularly severe haze season has once again exposed the void in national and regional efforts to combat the problem.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 04:15
The country's budget planners have been wrestling with the same intractable challenge since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 02:06
Hanoi's best option to keep its western neighbors neutral is to resist further Chinese encroachment by political means.
Tue, 13/10/2026 - 01:22
If passed into law, the country will become the fourth in Southeast Asia to introduce youth social media restrictions of some kind.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 21:15
Beijing’s diplomatic officials are adopting the language of the Albanese government to press their demands upon local governments and communities.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 16:45
Both sides are feeding an AI investment bubble – and Shenzhen is the place to talk about it.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 15:29
At first glance, the story of Kyrgyzstan’s satellite launch seemed like a genuine achievement. Then the story changed.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 15:17
Australia’s incoming political finance laws will cap donations and electioneering spending for the first time, but the limits are generous, the rules complex, and the two-year delay suspiciously convenient for the major parties.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 15:11
A diplomatic rift is growing after a North Korean prisoner transfer that Kyiv revealed against Seoul’s wishes.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 14:37
For the EU, the choice is increasingly difficult: secure real concessions from Beijing to address structural trade imbalances or deploy stronger unilateral measures to protect its industrial base.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 14:07
Southeast Asia’s drug labs are pumping out unprecedented amounts of meth and other synthetic drugs.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 07:07
Arrmanatha Nasir is highly qualified, but his success may hinge on whether or not he has access to President Prabowo Subianto.
Mon, 12/10/2026 - 06:07
Is Theint Win Htet's removal from the Treasury Department's blacklist a sign of a looming rapprochement between Washington and Naypyidaw?
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