Burma

India & China are adversaries, right? New energy agreements bring them closer, writes Rosalind Reischer.

Troubling signs call into question recent reforms in Burma and Malaysia. Luke Hunt explains.

In Burma, Malaysia and Indonesia there are encouraging signs of citizens standing up for themselves.

As her recent tour of Europe makes clear, Aung San Suu Kyi remains popular. But two of Burma’s ethnic minority groups are wondering if her caution amounts to betrayal.

Fears over a democratic Egypt under the Muslim Brotherhood miss the point about a real democracy. For a more promising example of progress, eyes should be turned east.

Gangsters and politicians have a long and complicated relationship in Taiwan, Cain Nunns reports from Taipei. Indeed, sometimes they’ve been the same thing.

The state of emergency in Rakhine State is a reminder of how far Burma still needs to go with its reforms.

It’s still very early days, but are some cracks starting to show in Burma’s fledgling reform process?

There are good strategic reasons for India’s decision to court Burma. Manmohan Singh’s trip is just the start.

Amid signs of reform, Burma’s media appears to be being allowed greater freedom. But there are still limits, says one journalist at the center of changes.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s trip to Thailand was good for its image. The case of Chiranuch Premchaiporn? Not so much.

The surprise about protests in Burma over power shortages is less they took place than there was no crackdown.