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Thu, 06/08/2026 - 15:03
India and Nepal have settled almost 98 percent of their border. Differences over Kalapani and Susta have proven difficult to resolve.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 14:50
July was Balochistan’s most violent month this year. It also overtook Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to emerge as Pakistan’s most volatile province.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 14:14
The U.S. is threatening to pull a $2 billion infrastructure project in Yap. It's second time recently there have been major problems in U.S. defense negotiations with a COFA partner.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 14:01
Dhaka wants the post-2024 political order to be viewed not only as a domestic transition but also as the basis of a more assertive foreign policy identity.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 13:40
Taiwan could end 2026 without awarding a single new large-scale contract for domestically produced combat drones.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 05:33
Sean Turnell, an economist and former advisor to the ousted leader, returns to Beyond The Mekong to discuss recent events in Myanmar.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 05:10
Long-range surface-to-surface and ground-based anti-ship missiles will help defend the country on both land and sea.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 04:37
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's government has announced plans to repatriate around 5,000 Rohingya with Myanmar's assent.
Thu, 06/08/2026 - 04:24
The memorial will be built at an existing cemetery that commemorates 14 North Korean fighter pilots shot down while battling the U.S. Air Force in the late 1960s.
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 18:22
The author of “Witness to North Korea” reflects on which lessons from his time in the country are still relevant today.
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 17:15
Rather than signaling the abandonment of non-alignment, the same principles are increasingly pursued through a different set of institutions.
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 17:11
On the 81st anniversary of the bombing of Japan, the hibakusha are disappearing just as fast as the world is becoming numb to their cause
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 16:28
Just how powerful is India? CNP may present a better picture than GDP.
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 14:45
Insights from Gloria Chen.
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 14:15
The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader said Japan’s preemptive attack capability is entering the “stage of the actual act.”
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 13:12
In China, India, much of Southeast Asia, and elsewhere in Asia, the net benefits of AI are perceived by populations to be greater than their drawbacks.
Wed, 05/08/2026 - 12:54
Two laborers from central India were shot dead at a brick kiln in Kulgam in the Kashmir valley on July 31.
Tue, 04/08/2026 - 18:46
Parents are paying institutions to coerce adults whose life choices conflict with family expectations.
Tue, 04/08/2026 - 18:18
Moscow is naming one of the disputed islands after a Soviet spy who operated in Imperial Japan.
Tue, 04/08/2026 - 18:10
While China and India compete for influence through Buddhism, smaller states such as Bhutan and Singapore are showing how Buddhist values, networks, and heritage can be transformed into diplomatic influence.
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