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Tokyo's Manila diplomacy linked ASEAN security cooperation to a wider Indo-Pacific network stretching to the Pacific Islands.

Delhi Police and the Rapid Action Force, which unleashed the violence on student protesters, fall under the direct jurisdiction of Home Minister Amit Shah.

An overreliance on China is one issue.

Tokayev's call for peace talks came alongside remarks on Kazakhstan's enduring strategic cooperation and alliance with Russia.

Myanmar follows Beijing's lead in amending anti-scam laws as crime syndicates shift operations.

A recent bilateral exchange hinted that Jakarta is taking a greater interest in its Austronesian cousin on the other side of the Indian Ocean.

From election debates to AI‑manipulated content, audiences in both countries rely on legacy media for credibility while increasingly consuming politics through fast, visual, and creator‑driven formats.

Insights from Paul H. B. Chang.

Why did China support the re-election of Volker Turk as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights?

Journalist and author Snigdhendu Bhattacharya joins host Tushar Shetty to examine what the Cockroach Janata Party protests reveal about the erosion of India's democratic institutions.

For the first time, the Quad issued a dedicated joint statement on cooperation with ASEAN.

Beijing has offered no explanation for why these particular Polish entities were selected, but several recent developments are worth noting.

The largest U.S. spy facility in the region attracted a massive protest action amid rising concerns about the Australia-U.S. alliance.

Washington has moved from an emphasis on human rights to “selective” contacts driven by specific cases. That's a win for the Taliban.

To avoid higher US tariffs, Sri Lanka is having to act as if allegations of forced labor against China, a country with a high level of mechanization, are credible.

Uzbekistan wants to reap the economic benefits of cryptocurrency, while keeping the industry regulated.

What India needs is deep systemic changes to its education system, economy, and more generally, the life that it offers its youth.

The country's government is leading Southeast Asian efforts to regulate AI technologies, but its approach has several important shortcomings.

The country's first high-speed rail line continues to operate at a loss. Will this place an unsustainable burden on its fiscal resources?

The detention of the group, who were reportedly driven out of a settlement in Penang on Sunday, comes amid rising public hostility toward Rohingya refugees.