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South Asia
The Tawang Clash: The View From China
By Hemant Adlakha
Various Chinese media reports on the Tawang clash suggest that Beijing is determined to accelerate the frequency of border standoffs.
The Gupkars: The Beleaguered Heroes of Erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir?
By Shaumik Ghosh
The Gupkar Alliance does not seem to have a promising future.
How China Reinvented an Ancient Kingdom to Advance Its Claims in the Himalayas
By Victoria Jones
The lack of knowledge and certainty surrounding Zhangzhung makes it ripe for exploitation and distortion, a revisionist’s dream.
The Khasis: A Matrilineal Society in India’s Northeast
By Sugato Mukherjee
The Khasi tribe in Meghalaya is one of the last remaining matriarchal societies in the world.
How Realistic Are China’s Plans to Expand CPEC to Afghanistan?
By Mariyam Suleman Anees
The profits may be high, but the risks involved are higher, especially in the context of attacks on Chinese nationals and interests in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
China Urges Citizens to Leave Afghanistan After Kabul Attack
By Rahim Faiez
A Chinese-owned hotel frequented by Chinese diplomats that IS militants targeted prompted the Chinese government advisory.
In Defense of Sri Lanka’s Defense Budget
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Reducing allocation for defense will require retrenching soldiers. Cutting loose angry youth with weapons skills is not what the crisis-ridden island needs now.
Explaining the Latest Clashes on the Sino-Indian Border
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Last week’s clash near Tawang is only the latest along the increasingly tense China-India border. A lack of clarity on where the border lies foments continued trouble.
India and China Face off Again, This Time at Tawang
By Sudha Ramachandran
The immediate trigger to the Chinese ingression at Tawang on December 9 could be the recent India-U.S. military exercises at Auli near the LAC.
India Is Squandering Its Two Big Advantages Over China
By Mohamed Zeeshan
The BJP government’s communal politics at home has divided the Indian diaspora and undermined Bollywood’s soft power appeal.
India-US Semiconductor Cooperation
By Shaumik Ghosh
Can India insert itself into the pantheon of global chipmakers with a little help from Washington?
Pakistani Army: Afghan Forces Shell Border Town, Killing 7
By Associated Press
The shelling has come at a time of mounting bilateral tensions over Pakistani border posts and Taliban sheltering anti-Pakistan militants.