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Former US Defense Intelligence Agency Officer Arrested, Charged With Attempted Espionage for China
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former U.S. intelligence officer with attempted espionage.
Looking Back: The 1998 Nuclear Wake Up Call for US-India Ties
By Raymond E. Vickery Jr.
India's 1998 nuclear tests were a moment of reckoning for the United States.
Understanding the Realpolitik Behind Pakistan's FATA-KP Provincial Merger
By Umair Jamal
Why did a long-proposed idea to unite FATA and KP finally come to fruition now, in 2018?
20 Years After Pokhran-II: Have Nuclear Weapons Made India More Secure?
By Travis Wheeler and Heather Byrne
20 years later, what are the effects of India's nuclear weapons on South Asia's security environment?
China’s Debtbook Diplomacy: How China is Turning Bad Loans into Strategic Investments
By Sam Parker and Gabrielle Chefitz
Belt and Road is not the Marshall Plan: it’s comprised of loans, not grants, and China expects a return for its money.
India and Indonesia Come Together in the Indo-Pacific
By Harsh V. Pant
What will it take for India's relationship with Indonesia to progress to the next level?
The Missing Ingredient for a 355-Ship US Navy
By Robert Farley
What will it take for the U.S. Navy to get to 355 ships?
4 Years of the Modi Government: Taking Stock of Economic Performance
By Aman Thakker
On May 26, the BJP led by Prime Minister Modi completed 4 years in power. How have its economic policies fared since 2014?
South China Sea: Two US Navy Warships Conduct Freedom of Navigation Operation in Paracel Islands
By Ankit Panda
The latest freedom of navigation operation involved two U.S. warships.
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: May 27, 2018 Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
If the Trump-Kim Summit Is Back On, Here's What the US Must Remember
By Ankit Panda
The Trump administration must learn to deal with North Korea as it is—not as it wished North Korea would be.
Trump Cancels the June 12 Summit With Kim Jong Un: What Now?
By Ankit Panda
With the June 12 summit in Singapore cancelled, what lies ahead for the Korean Peninsula?