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A biopic on human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra puts the spotlight on thousands of enforced disappearances and secret cremations carried out by the Punjab Police.

Operation Shaban is in response to a deadly terrorist attack on July 7 in the Mangi Dam area, which claimed the lives of 27 police personnel.

The region has shown real evidence of resilience.

With Ukrainian drone attacks putting the pinch on Russia’s oil industry, the Central Asian region faces a fuel crisis too. 

New Caledonia has a new government, but the Pacific territory remains deeply divided between pro-independence and loyalist factions.

Australia and India are framing new minilateral coalitions to maximize their strategic options. 

Australia’s Pacific approach equates to long stretches of neglect punctuated by spurts of anxiety and activity. That's no way to build durable security.

Historical links between the Indigenous peoples of Taiwan and the Philippines are dovetailing with present-day geopolitical concerns.

Extremist-led mob violence in Pakistan often leads to further persecution – at the hands of the state. 

Instead of being seen as a fugitive from justice, the former Bangladeshi prime minister could present herself as a political leader willing to face trial in her own country.

A recent prison riot at Negombo underscores the need for the government to dismantle drug trafficking networks, contain criminal activity and carry out prison reforms.

The visit comes amid a campaign by Naypyidaw to normalize its relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states.

"In the short term, the likelihood of Myanmar’s military leadership appearing before a court is low, but not impossible."

The country needs something that works better than Jakarta, but at what cost?

The news will no doubt come as a relief for the Prabowo administration, whose economic policymaking has spooked international investors.

As India’s expanding fleet of Arihant-class subs improves its second-strike capability, Islamabad has to pursue the development and deployment of its own SSBN force.

Modi’s visit signaled India’s willingness to strengthen ties with New Zealand, despite the geographical distance.

The ruins of Engilcheck, a Soviet-era mining boomtown in the Tien Shan mountains, are still home to a small but thriving community.

The new law consolidates a decades-long endeavor by the party-state to fundamentally remake ethnic minority policy.

Masoud Andarabi, previously Afghanistan’s interior minister, says that “Afghans will see the world through Chinese algorithms.”