Region
South Asia
How Dangerous Is the Pakistani Opposition’s Long March Against Imran Khan’s Government?
By Umair Jamal
Amid the opposition’s reelection demands, Pakistan braces for a major political crisis.
India Test Fires 2 BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missiles From Mobile Launchers
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Air Force carried out the missiles test launches on October 21 and 22 in the eastern Indian Ocean.
India’s Economic Headwind Problem and Rising Nationalism
By Ankit Panda
What is the relationship between increasing nationalist assertion by India and growing economic headwinds?
Xi’s Visit Exposes the Limits of China-Nepal Strategic Convergence
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Despite the interests both sides have for better ties, there are real limits and challenges to this.
How Close Is RCEP to Reality?
By Luke Hunt
While progress continues to be touted, challenges remain to be addressed.
Can a Negative Decision at the FATF Bolster Hardliners in Pakistan?
By Umair Jamal
Being blacklisted at the FATF could set back real progress in Pakistan.
Sri Lanka Presidential Hopeful Says Won’t Honor Deal with UN
By Associated Press
Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he won’t recognized an agreement to investigate alleged war crimes
Inside Afghanistan’s Online Battlefield
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Social media provides another front for battle between the Afghan government and the Taliban.
From ‘Land-Locked’ to ‘Land-Linked’: China’s Xi Goes to Nepal
By Eleanor Albert
Both Beijing and Kathmandu stand to benefit from deepening their relationship.
Turkish Modernization of Pakistan’s Agosta 90B Submarines Continues
By Ankit Panda
The submarines will be modernized over the next three years.
China’s Xi Visits Nepal, Elevating Ties to ‘Strategic Partnership of Cooperation’
By Ankit Panda
The visit marked the highest-level China-Nepal interaction in 23 years.
Can the Chennai Connect Keep India-China Relations on Track?
By Vinay Kaura
The Indian and Chinese leaders avoided the hottest issues. Will the Mamallapuram meeting matter?