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An Indian organized crime syndicate led by Lawrence Bishnoi is being treated as a transnational security threat requiring coordinated international action.

Thailand remains the biggest regional draw for foreign tourists, but the sector is undergoing some interesting and potentially significant shifts.

The price of a "certificate for entitlement" for a small vehicle rose to nearly $100,000 in the latest round of bidding.

The country can learn a lot from its neighbors about how to sell itself in a competitive international market.

The two sides signed 14 agreements, including a landmark deal for the provision of BrahMos supersonic missiles to the Indonesian armed forces.

To many in the country's development sector, the sudden collapse of the U.S. aid agency felt “like an earthquake.”

The highlight of the Indian prime minister's visit to Indonesia was the finalization of a long-pending agreement on the supply of BrahMos missile system and Astra air-to-air missiles.

With Former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok’s formal confirmation of his bid for the leadership, the race may likely be intense, given the tensions between the pro-Lee and pro-Jung factions.

A broken social bargain calls for a new approach to youth employment.

Insights from Dorota Maczuga

Kazakhstan's Constitutional Court confirmed this week that the president is eligible to run for another single seven-year term under the new constitution.

As in many rapidly digitalizing countries, Uzbekistan’s technological transformation may be advancing faster than the necessary regulatory frameworks.

China is playing a bigger game than aid and economic development.

An independent group examined official documents from Myanmar ports, leaked bank documents and open-source data to chart the network that supplies Myanmar with jet fuel.

Even sectors that are showcased as symbols of India's economic success often depend on Chinese inputs somewhere in the production chain.

The recent film “Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Times” has unsurprisingly elicited a strong negative reaction from the Indonesian government.

China’s dominance in the entire fluorine value chain is an overlooked source of geopolitical leverage.

The conventional tools previously used to penalize China for its rights abuses – sanctions, public pressure, condemnation, institutional mechanisms, and more – have all been blunted.

The list of countries notified in advance, as well as the timing, suggests that China’s purpose was not merely a straightforward display of military power.

With the revered Tibetan leader over 90 years old the rivalry between New Delhi and Beijing over who speaks for the Buddhist world is entering its most consequential phase.