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2025

How the RSS Propelled the BJP to Power in Delhi State Elections
By Sudha Ramachandran
While political parties engaged in high-decibel mud-slinging at each other, RSS cadres engaged people face-to-face in meetings in their homes. It worked.

Is Narendra Modi Preemptively Bending the Knee to Donald Trump?
By Muqtedar Khan
To ensure that the Modi-Trump meeting on February 13 goes smoothly, India appears to have made anticipatory concessions to the U.S.

Thai PM Calls For Study Into Effects of Trump Trade Policy
By Sebastian Strangio
Among ASEAN nations, Thailand and Vietnam have the two largest trade deficits with the United States. Both are readying for possible retaliatory actions.

Thailand Promises Further Measures Against Scam Operations in Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
Thai authorities say they are requesting arrest warrants for three leaders of an ethnic Karen militia believed to be harboring online scam syndicates.

The Contradictions of Religion and Politics in Southeast Asia
By David Hutt
The Pew Research Center's recent survey on "religious nationalism" throws up as many questions as it answers.

Legacy of a Reformer: Manmohan Singh and India’s Economic Liberalization
By Tushar Shetty
Ashok Desai and Richard Rossow join host Tushar Shetty to discuss the 1991 reforms and the progress of economic liberalization and reform in India.

Turkmenistan Settles Gas Swap Deal With Turkiye, Iran
By Catherine Putz
According to Turkish officials, the gas flow is planned to start on March 1, with Turkmen gas reaching Turkiye via a swap deal involving Iran.

What’s Driving China’s Controversial Mega-Dam in Tibet?
By Genevieve Donnellon-May and Mark Wang
While the proposed hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River has sparked concerns in India, from China’s perspective it is mostly motivated by domestic factors.

With the US in Retreat, a Chance for Australia to Lead
By Grant Wyeth
In a world where the great powers are disinterested in trust and responsibility, there’s a lot now on the table for middle powers like Australia to pursue.

The Imperial Presidency and the China-US Trade War
By Jiachen Shi
Trump has expanded presidential power since the first trade war with China, wresting a significant portion of foreign economic policymaking authority from Congress.

How the Curtailing of US Aid Impacts Mongolia’s Development
By Bolor Lkhaajav
Since Mongolia’s democratization in the 1990s, USAID has been a major supporter of the country's development. With USAID's future in doubt, Ulaanbaatar is watching closely.

Will China Take Advantage of Future EU-US Rifts?
By Andreea Brînză
Beijing hopes to benefit from tensions created by the Trump administration, but China will have to change its own approach to capitalize.