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Book Review: Indian Nuclear Policy
By Ankit Panda
How did India emerge as a nuclear weapons power?
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: December 9, 2018 Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
China Dispatches New Naval Fleet for Gulf of Aden Escort Mission
By Ankit Panda
The PLAN's deployments to the western Indian Ocean region continue.
US Announces New Human Rights Sanctions on 3 Senior North Korean Officials
By Ankit Panda
The sanctions include Choe Ryong Hae, Kim Jong Un's perceived "number two."
India, China Resume Annual 'Hand-in-Hand' Military Exercise After One-Year Gap
By Ankit Panda
The exercise was suspended in 2017 amid strained bilateral ties after the Doklam standoff.
The Asia-Pacific Summit 2018 and Civic Dissent in Nepal
By Arun Budhathoki
Nepal’s communist government grapples with civic dissent.
Kashmir's Bloody November
By Zafar Dar
November 2018 was a month of funerals in the disputed region of Kashmir.
How the British Ascended in India 200 Years Ago
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
The British didn't come to South Asia and immediately become the predominant power.
How the Pakistani State Cracked Down on Tehreek-e-Labbaik
By Umair Jamal
How was Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) rounded up by the Pakistani state?
Where Does India's Neighborhood Policy Stand As 2018 Comes to a Close?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Taking stock of India's neighborhood as 2018 comes to a close.
US Navy Conducts First Post-Cold War FONOP in Peter the Great Bay, Off Russian Coast
By Ankit Panda
The operation challenges what the United States sees as excessive Russian maritime claims.
North Korea, US 'Left of Launch' Cyber Capabilities, and Deterrence
By Ankit Panda
U.S. "left of launch" cyber capabilities may have unexpected and undesirable consequences on crisis stability.