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Second Belt and Road Forum Top-Level Attendees
Under Modi, How Did Hindu Nationalism Affect India’s Foreign Relations?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The spirit of nationalist ideology remained trapped in the body of the country’s pragmatic needs.
Making Sense of China’s Reaction to the French Navy’s Taiwan Strait Transit
By Ankit Panda
Did China’s spokesperson misspeak or is the Taiwan Strait now being claimed in full as “Chinese waters“?
Indonesia's Papua Issue in Focus with High-Level Court Review
By Associated Press
Lawyers are challenging Indonesia’s incorporation of the region into its territory a half-century ago.
How Politically Influential Is China’s Military?
By Christopher K. Colley
Are we seeing the gradual decline of the PLA as a force in formal Chinese politics?
Nepal’s Space Program Aims to Break Geopolitical Barriers
By Arun Budhathoki
Nepal aims to launch its first commercial satellite, a high-performance C and Ku Band satellite, by 2022.
Myanmar’s Supreme Court Rejects Journalists’ Final Appeal
By Bansari Kamdar
Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been sentenced to seven years for their work investigating Myanmar’s brutal crackdown on the Rohingya.
Han Kuo-Yu: Taiwan’s Populist President?
By Jeffery C. J. Chen
Han is wildly popular, but his policy positions -- or lack thereof -- should be cause for concern, given Taiwan's delicate situation.
Despite Big Plans, North Korea's Trains Still Go Almost Nowhere
By Associated Press
It could be a very long time before any trains working their way north from Seoul will be passing through Pyongyang.
Takeaways From the Long-Awaited Russia-North Korea Summit
By Anna Kireeva and Liudmila Zakharova
Russia is moving to assert its diplomatic, strategic, and economic interests on the Korean Peninsula.
Japan, US Beef up Their Cyber Alliance
By Daniel Hurst
Cybersecurity was a major focus of the recent “two-plus-two” meeting in Washington.
The Importance of Nepal’s First Satellite Launch
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
A closer look at the context behind a significant development for the country.