February 7, 2012

India has announced plans for a National Counter Terrorism Centre. Will it get the co-operation it needs?

It’s too early to say if Kim Jong-un will continue his father’s military first policies. But it looks that way.

Last year marked India’s first year free of Polio. There are lessons from India’s success for its neighbors.

It would be nice if football was separate from politics. In Asia as in elsewhere, though, that’s not the case.

ISAF has worked to reintegrate Taliban fighters back into society. Distrust and history are complicating things.

With the dust having settled after Taiwan’s election, it’s clear Taiwanese want the status quo. Do China and Washington get it?

The timing of the leak of last week’s report on interrogations of Taliban members was suspicious. But NATO will have to get used to efforts to sow discord.

Under siege Tibetans are increasingly turning to self-immolation. Will the international community step up?

The extension of the sentence of Kaing Guek Eav, known as Duch, to life is welcome. But it’s a hollow victory.

Taiwan’s recent elections were mostly free, but not completely fair. There were built-in advantages for the KMT.

The Diplomat speaks with Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, a senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in New Delhi, who answers readers’ questions on China’s aircraft carrier, missile defense and India’s attack submarine.