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The Realpolitik of the Reliance Jio-Facebook Deal
By Arindrajit Basu & Amber Sinha
No one can be sure about where this deal and its associated realpolitik will take us.
Imran Khan Appoints the Pakistani Military’s Former Media Chief as Special Assistant
By Umair Jamal
Imran Khan brings in a former ISPR chief to ramp up his government’s information game.
China Says PLA Navy Ships Were Sent to ‘Expel’ US Warship From Paracel Islands
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. vessel was in the area to conduct a freedom of navigation operation.
US Religious Freedom Watchdog Highlights ‘Campaigns of Harassment and Violence’ Against Minorities in India
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom gave India its lowest rating in the annual report for 2020.
US Navy Accepts Delivery of USS Zumwalt Next-Generation Destroyer
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Navy has accepted delivery of the lead ship of the Zumwalt-class.
After COVID–19: Manufacturing India’s New Economic Potential
By Akshobh Giridharadas and Vaman Desai
The disruption from COVID-19 may offer India the opportunity to reinvent itself as a manufacturing powerhouse.
US Religious Freedom Report Signals Improvements in Uzbekistan
By Catherine Putz
For the first time in 15 years, USCIRF has recommended Uzbekistan not be deemed a country of particular concerns when it comes to religious freedom violations.
Pakistan’s New Midget Submarine: Emerging Challenge to India in the Arabian Sea
By Prakash Panneerselvam
What will Pakistan’s new indigenous midget submarine bring to its naval capabilities?
A Brief History of North Korean Officials Disappearing (and Reappearing)
By Associated Press
Kim Jong Un is not the first North Korean leader to mysteriously vanish from the public eye.
Kim Jong Un Death Rumors Expose Washington’s Lacking Diplomacy and Strategy
By Bonnie Kristian
Whatever Kim Jong Un’s health status, the United States needs to correct course on North Korea policy.
Bangladesh Reopens 600 Apparel Factories Despite Virus Risk
By Associated Press
The critical economic sector is slowly returning to normal amid concerns of renewed outbreaks.
The PLAN’s Renhai-Class Cruiser and the Future of Anti-Access and Area Denial
By Zachary Williams
China’s next-generation cruiser will change the nature of military competition in Asia’s disputed waters.