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The indigenously manufactured Tejas Mark 1A would be a viable competitor in the international market for light fighters.

The decision is a setback for the ex-leader, who was recently sentenced to an additional 15 years in prison for his central involvement in the 1MDB corruption scandal.

The announcement comes as the country's new quasi-civilian government pursues diplomatic normalization with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

While Pakistan has stepped up to try and mediate between the U.S. and Iran, India has taken a much quieter approach. 

Beijing is learning a lot from Iran’s Hormuz Strait closure and how it could apply Tehran’s methods to a future conflict with the U.S. over Taiwan.

Has Russia’s war become an extension of the migrant labor economy for Central Asians? 

An interview with Frank Aum, a non-resident fellow at the Stimson Center and an international security expert.

The Indian government should take a leaf out of the Mahakumbh playbook, ensuring adequate budget allocation for the establishment of waste treatment and waste-to-energy generation facilities in all Indian metros.

The most significant reform of Japan’s intelligence architecture in the postwar era just passed the lower house nearly unanimously.

The test launch of Soyuz-5 will represent not only the perseverance of the space partnership between Kazakhstan and Russia, but also Kazakhstan’s growing potential as an independent space power. 

If Afghan partners – whom the world witnessed standing with U.S. forces for two decades – can be transferred to the DRC, what assurance can the United States credibly offer to those it will rely on in the future?

Some voters in Australia’s compulsory voting system purposefully spoil their ballots, but a new assessment suggests that most just don’t understand the complex system and make mistakes. 

How Tokyo is leveraging defense equipment transfers to shape the Indo-Pacific order. 

China and the U.S. are racing to establish a permanent presence on the moon with the explicit mission of mining – and exploiting – lunar resources.

The bloc remains Southeast Asia’s preferred hedge against U.S.-China rivalry, but the countries that matter most to the EU appear to trust it the least.

Many rights and benefits in the Indian polity are attained through membership of a group, rather than as an individual citizen of India.

Rifts are opening up among supporters of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., as an impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte moves forward.

For India, the Iran war has reinforced the need for a regional framework in the Indian Ocean that is led by regional countries. That is what the CSC offers.

Military-civil fusion became a major irritant in China-U.S. relations, so Beijing stopped talking about it. But it didn't stop pursuing the strategy.

The administrative change hints at China’s plan for greater integration with Afghanistan – and beyond to Central Asia.