Modi 3.0 and the Uncertain Path to India-Pakistan Dialogue
As Narendra Modi takes office for a third straight term as India’s prime minister, neighboring Pakistan is watching closely to figure out what the next five years will mean for the two countries’...
View ArticleAdani’s Wind Power Project in Sri Lanka Hits Rough Weather
Last week, the Bishop of the Diocese of Mannar along with three prominent environmentalists, filed a public interest litigation in the Sri Lankan Supreme Court, challenging the proposed 250 MW Mannar...
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Mongolia Signs an Ambitious Conservation Agreement With The Nature Conservancy
Mongolia is embarking on a major conservation strategy. In a joint conservation effort, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Mongolian government closed a $198 million Project Finance for Permanence...
View ArticleUS Government Criticizes Vietnam’s Decision to Host Russia’s Putin
The U.S. government has criticized Vietnam’s decision to host Russia’s President Vladimir Putin this week, just days after the conclusion of the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. In a statement...
View ArticleThe Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the French Colonial Legacy in Vietnam
On May 7, Vietnam jubilantly celebrated the 70th anniversary of its victory at the battle of Dien Bien Phu, placing the spotlight on the veterans who fought the arduous battle to defeat the French...
View ArticleFormer Thai PM Thaksin Formally Charged With Royal Defamation
Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been formally indicted for allegedly insulting the monarchy in a 2015 media interview, a spokesperson for the attorney general’s...
View ArticleRio Tinto Must Be Held Accountable For 50 Years of Injustice
Thirty-five years after Rio Tinto abandoned the Panguna Copper Mine, leaving behind a trail of destruction, poison and suffering, the forgotten residents of Bougainville are still waiting for answers....
View ArticleAustralia and China Are Making the Same Mistake in Papua New Guinea
Two recent financial deals that seemingly benefit Papua New Guinea indicate the problems at the heart of the country’s political and economic outlook. The separate agreements between PNG and two rival...
View ArticlePutin’s Visit Symbolizes North Korea’s Changing Foreign Policy
Two international crises have profoundly shaped the leadership decisions of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: COVID-19 and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Both of these crises have led to...
View ArticleFear A Militarily Weak China
Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 showed just how weak the Russian military is. This wasn’t a surprise to some historians; the first year or two of any Russian war, going back centuries,...
View ArticleThai Courts Set Next Hearing Dates in High-Profile Legal Cases
Thailand’s courts are set for a busy couple of months after judges yesterday set hearings for a series of high-profile political cases that could once again destabilize the country’s political...
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Five Decades On, Cambodia Is Taking Ownership of Its Troubled Past
On May 22 of this year, former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen described how his “Win-Win Strategy” took the Kingdom from genocide to national reconciliation, to the prosperous, albeit authoritarian,...
View ArticleThe J-20 Challenge: Can India Bridge the Fighter Jet Gap With China?
Recent developments have highlighted a growing strategic concern for India as China has deployed its Chengdu J-20, a fifth-generation twin-engine stealth fighter, in Shigatse, a strategic airbase in...
View ArticleTerrorist Attack at Reasi Sets Alarm Bells Ringing in India’s Security...
Last week was a bloody one in Jammu and Kashmir. Between June 9 and 12, militants carried out four attacks in the union territory’s Jammu region, three of them in a span of 24 hours. A fifth attack...
View ArticleSingapore Is in Perfect Position to Court AI Companies From China
Singapore is once again attracting talent and capital from the wider Asian region, especially from China, as artificial intelligence companies race to develop the next super app. The Lion City has in...
View ArticleBeyond the Blame Game: De-risking Through Strengthened Asia-Pacific Cooperation
The Western rhetoric against Beijing is becoming more pronounced than ever. China was frequently mentioned in this year’s G-7 summit because of its attempts at political, economic, and military...
View ArticlePutin’s Trip to Vietnam: The Next Phase of Major Power Competition
Russian President Vladimir Putin is currently winding up a two-day visit to Vietnam, during which the two nations celebrated the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Basic Principles of...
View ArticleUzbekistan: From Shared Taxis to Ridesharing
In my first-year Russian textbook, a whole chapter was dedicated to hailing taxis on the side of the road. Hitchhiking became an almost formalized system of transportation in the Soviet Union due to...
View ArticleThe West Is Laser-Focused on Central Asia’s Middle Corridor. So Is China.
The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Kathleen Tai visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in mid-June, the first time a USTR has ever visited the Central Asian region. There, the U.S. co-chaired a...
View ArticleSouth Korea and the US Should Use the Kim-Putin Bromance
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on June 19 to meet his counterpart Kim Jong Un, the North Korean leader. It is his first state visit to North Korea since...
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