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If the United States seeks long-term presence and influence in this region, it will have to confront or suppress the Baloch struggle for self-determination.

Two years after the Castro administration forged ties with China, multiple Honduran presidential candidates have endorsed restoring relations with Taiwan.

The abduction issue has long been treated as a bilateral concern between Japan and North Korea. But amid shifting geopolitics, it warrants a broader regional response.

When Donald Trump and Lee Jae-myung meet, the very definition of the 70-year-old South Korea-U.S. alliance will be on the table.

Kazakh charity founder Perizat Kairat sentenced to 10 years for embezzling millions in flood relief funds, raising questions about political ties and public trust in the nonprofit sector.

In the three years it has taken for the Japarov government to see through its desired new media law, the country's reputation as an "island of democracy" has been considerably diminished.

Militants are using commercially available quadcopter drones to drop bombs on police stations, security check posts, and military convoys.

For decades, men ruled the farms in Bihar. Now, it’s women who are reshaping the agricultural economy.

The COVID-19 pandemic swelled the bottom line of the country's big commercial banks, but growth rates are likely to slow.

By leveraging its robust population, strategic geographic location, and a clear vision for digital transformation, Bangladesh is positioning itself as a transformative hub.

For a region facing complex environmental, demographic, and security challenges, a tailored and locally rooted SDG coordination mechanism is long overdue. 

The China-backed Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway has created a considerable debt burden for the Indonesian government.

If Central Asia is to build a resilient, inclusive, and adaptive economy, it must not retreat from agriculture – it must reimagine it.

The Chinese submarine will now be fitted with a Chinese-made diesel engine, in lieu of the German engines included in the original deal.

The idea that fighting terrorism and promoting women’s rights exist in separate arenas is a dangerous fiction.

Recycling could provide India with a reliable source of the critical minerals needed to make lithium-ion batteries.

Pakistan is stepping up its deportations even as international funding for Afghan refugees and resettlement plummets.

In Xi’s China, two narratives exist in uneasy tension – one encouraging experimentation by local officials, the other doubling down on discipline.

As Myanmar’s military pushes forward with its plan to consolidate power through sham elections, the Trump administration may be looking to bring the junta in from the cold.

Intensifying China-U.S. trade tensions are reshaping EV supply chains across the Americas, redirecting Chinese investments toward more politically receptive markets like Brazil.