Archive
April 2016
The Politics Of Yoga
By Neeta Lal
India’s PM has been aggressively promoting the practice. Not everybody is happy about it.
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: April 2, 2016 Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
Pakistan: Iran Has Nothing to Do With Indian Espionage
By Ankit Panda
Pakistan tries to control the damage after its army chief insinuated that Iran may have abetted Indian espionage.
South China Sea FONOP No. 3: Coming Soon?
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Navy may conduct its third freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea since China started building artificial islands.
Mentally Ill Indonesians Living in Chains
By Roshni Kapur
Despite the practice being banned over three decades ago, people with psychosocial disabilities are still chained.
What If They Gave an ASEAN Summit and the Media Failed to Turn Up?
By Luke Hunt
Host nation Laos is doing its very best to make sure they don’t.
America’s New Maritime Security Initiative for Southeast Asia
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative as it gets underway.
Japan's Regional Relationships, as Revealed at the Nuclear Security Summit
By Shannon Tiezzi
Japan's Foreign Ministry spokesperson on ties with South Korea, China, and the United States.
Solving Myanmar's Myitsone Dam Conundrum
By Joern Kristensen
Why scrapping the Myitsone dam project could be a big public relations win for both China and Myanmar.
The Philippines: the Elections, the Alliance, and a Rising Power
By Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby
How will the upcoming Philippine elections impact the country’s foreign policy trajectory?
Uzbekistan: White Gold, Dirty Business
By Catherine Putz
Forced labor and financial opacity are the greatest sins of Uzbekistan’s cotton industry.
Khorgos: Where East Meets West
By Wade Shepard
Kazakhstan and China hope to make Khorgos Eastern Gate the new crossroads of Eurasia.