Archive
2018

South Korea Avoids Currency Manipulator Label
By Kyle Ferrier
South Korea has avoided the dreaded label, but staying on the U.S. Treasury’s good side requires a sustained effort.

The Common Goal of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping: ‘Drain The Swamp’
By Bonnie Girard
Could an anti-corruption mission provide the common ground Trump and Xi need to break the trade deadlock?

India’s Vanishing Art of ‘Impersonation’
By Prabhat Singh
The long history of Bahurupiya street performance is under threat.

India Rises in Ease of Doing Business Rankings, But Reforms Still Pending
By Aman Thakker
India continues to lag in several factors, underscoring the need for further reforms.

India Conducts Nighttime User Trial of Agni-I Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missile
By Ankit Panda
The latest test of India's Agni-I short-range ballistic missile was successful.

The CPTPP Trade Agreement Will Enter Into Force on December 30
By Ankit Panda
With Australia's ratification, the CPTPP has met the threshold requirements to enter into force.

The Fallout From the Aasia Bibi Blasphemy Verdict
By Daud Khattak
Can this be Pakistan’s watershed moment for standing up to religious extremists?

China's Number of Births Just Keeps Dropping
By Shannon Tiezzi
The two-child policy is helping, but not enough to turn the tide of a looming demographic crisis.

Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets to Intercept Chinese Spy Plane
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japan Air Self Defense Force intercepted a Chinese military surveillance aircraft in the Sea of Japan on October 29.

Journalism in India: A Dangerous Pursuit?
By Bansari Kamdar
India ranks 14th among states where journalists are murdered and their killers go free, reports Committee to Protect Journalists.

What’s in the New Australia-Singapore Military Exercise?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A look at the significance of a new interaction within their broader defense relationship.

What Chance Do Carriers Have in Asia in a Post-INF Treaty World?
By Robert Farley
The extent to which the above-surface environment in the Western Pacific becomes more lethal for big ships should matter at the margins for carrier procurement.