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Life goes on in Hong Kong – but to where?

While implementing the Data Protection Act, the Indian government must ensure rights to privacy and information.

An overview of conflict, from protests to military and militant violence, in the Asia-Pacific in May 2025.

The U.S. government has a checkered history of helping persecuted masses, but it has held that aspiration since its founding – until Trump took office. 

If nations of the Global South rediscover the habit of solidarity, grounded not in nostalgia but in mutual self-interest, they can negotiate with creditors, investors and superpowers on more equal terms.

Can India convince Russia that its Indo-Pacific vision is independent of that of the US and compatible with Putin’s concept of a Greater Eurasia?

China’s PL-15E long-range air-to-air missile, integrated with Chinese tactical data links, gave the Pakistan Air Force a key advantage on the first day of the strikes.

State governments, especially in Assam, have failed to implement long-term policies to alleviate people's suffering.

A strategic approach by Japan and ASEAN could ofer a golden opportunity.

From the North Korea-Russia alliance to China and Japan, South Korea's neighbors are watching closely for signs of Lee's foreign policy approach.

Terrorist attacks and looming problems over India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty will keep relations tense.

Some 400 families in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been barred from receiving aid after refusing to provide biometric data for registration.

The CCP is pulled between the opposing fears of factionalism and one-man rule – both of which stem from the inherent features of a Leninist system like China’s.

From “crossing the river by feeling the stones” to wandering without a map, China’s governance logic is lost in transition.

Mayotte's contested sovereignty has given rise to a complex nexus of challenges: mass irregular migration, mounting social tensions, and regional isolation.

The construction of A-frame houses, cafes, roads, and funiculars in Ala-Archa National Park appears to violate multiple Kyrgyz laws protecting natural areas.

South Korea’s deeply entrenched, hyper-competitive education system pressures children from preschool onward, fueling youth burnout, inequality, and alarmingly high suicide rates.

As of 2024, U.S. allies and partners in East and Southeast Asia spent an average 1.85 percent of GDP on defense – far below new targets the U.S. is pushing for.

For many countries in Asia, the Legally Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights offers a rare opportunity to rebalance power in an international system that has long favored corporate interests.

Misogynistic attacks against women in politics remain all too common, but public awareness of the issue is growing.