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A popularly elected government is being cheered even as it razes the homes of the most deprived and marginalized sections of Nepali society.

Joko Widodo was the country's first leader not to hail from the military or from an elite political family. What did his 10 years in office mean for Indonesia?

“The military government wants to negotiate from a position of strength but we will not succumb to such pressure.”

According to the activist Atin Ito coalition, the early morning visit to Sandy Cay succeeded despite a "heavy Chinese presence" in the area.

While in Hanoi, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae also laid out her revamped vision for the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" strategy.

Anger over an American media report referring to the country as “Scambodia” needs to be redirected to the root cause of an old pun.

Analyzing Hanoi’s foreign policy from the perspective of its relationship with a single major power misses the forest for the trees.

Unpacking the recent Congress.

Tokyo should take two-step approach to support safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz, starting by leveraging its existing force in the region.

Britain recognized a genocide, then did nothing to stop it.

The Iran war is forcing India to confront the tension between strategic autonomy and its commitment to the Indo-Pacific framework. 

On the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders Version 3 (CCMD-3), we revisit the widely repeated claim that China “removed” homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in 2001 – and make the case for retiring it.

BRICS is a climate-critical grouping whether it chooses to be or not.

In niche corners of the Chinese internet, discussions of the very first dynasty stand in for critiques of today’s China.

The Bangladesh Air Force risks becoming a paper tiger, if it isn’t already. 

Amid China-U.S. competition over critical minerals, Kazakhstan is positioned to become a key partner for Washington. 

It's not about the economy at all: In a system that defines not struggling as a crime, opting out is a public offense.

Considerable attention has been paid to the threat of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but analysts have arguably overlooked a more immediate danger facing the Ryukyu Island chain.

The summit is unlikely to deliver decisive breakthroughs. Instead, its importance lies in how it helps manage competition under pressure.

Despite plans to go from zero to four nuclear power plants by 2050, Kazakhstan’s strategy comes with significant challenges.