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With Luxon Visit, India-New Zealand Ties Scale New Heights

With Luxon Visit, India-New Zealand Ties Scale New Heights

By Rahul Mishra and Shubhamitra Das
Historically underemphasized, New Delhi-Wellington engagement is now gaining strategic and diplomatic prominence.

What Southeast Asian Countries Can Learn from Vietnam’s History of Negotiating Territorial Disputes with China

What Southeast Asian Countries Can Learn from Vietnam’s History of Negotiating Territorial Disputes with China

By Khang Vu
The involvement of an extra-regional great power in a small power’s territorial disputes with China may prove counterproductive.
US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Thai Officials Over Uyghur Deportation

US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Thai Officials Over Uyghur Deportation

By Sebastian Strangio
The Thai authorities deported 40 Uyghur asylum seekers to China in a secretive operation in late February.

Are India-UK Ties on Track to Achieve Vision 2030?

Are India-UK Ties on Track to Achieve Vision 2030?

By Rushali Saha
Recent developments on the defense and security front confirm the positive momentum in bilateral ties. But practical steps in difficult areas are needed.

China’s Growing Concerns Over India-US Relations

China’s Growing Concerns Over India-US Relations

By Rahul Mishra
Beijing wants to believe that friction with Trump will push India toward China. That’s a flawed assumption – but one that speaks to Chinese anxieties. 

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Waste Not, Want Not: The Need for US Soft Power in the Indo-Pacific

Waste Not, Want Not: The Need for US Soft Power in the Indo-Pacific

By Guy C. Charlton and Xiang Gao
The U.S. cannot sustain its influence or meet its objectives in the Indo-Pacific with only hard power or material inducements to other states.

China’s Pivot to ‘Small and Beautiful’ Foreign Aid

China’s Pivot to ‘Small and Beautiful’ Foreign Aid

By Gu Bin and Zou Renge
Beijing is responding to past international criticism and a domestic economic slowdown while offering a cost-effective tool to deepen influence in the Global South.
Can Singapore’s Measured Approach Endure in a Tumultuous World?

Can Singapore’s Measured Approach Endure in a Tumultuous World?

By Marcus Loh
History suggests that the city-state will maintain its steady, pragmatic course through increasingly turbulent international waters.

Serial Rapist’s Case Raises Questions for UK-Indonesia Relations

Serial Rapist’s Case Raises Questions for UK-Indonesia Relations

By Aisyah Llewellyn
Jakarta is seeking to repatriate Indonesian nationals imprisoned abroad. The case of Reynhard Sinaga may present more complications than most.

Singapore, Vietnam Announce Anticipated Diplomatic Upgrade

Singapore, Vietnam Announce Anticipated Diplomatic Upgrade

By Sebastian Strangio
The upgrade came three days after Vietnam similarly elevated Indonesia to the highest tier in its diplomatic hierarchy.

Lawyer Extradited From Kyrgyzstan to California to Face Visa Fraud Charges

Lawyer Extradited From Kyrgyzstan to California to Face Visa Fraud Charges

By Catherine Putz
On the run since 2018, former immigration lawyer Danhong “Jean” Chen was recently detained in Kyrgyzstan and extradited to the United States.
Does Trump’s Public Praise for Pakistan Signal a Change in US Foreign Policy toward Islamabad?

Does Trump’s Public Praise for Pakistan Signal a Change in US Foreign Policy toward Islamabad?

By Muhammad Murad
Trump wanted – and got – Pakistan's help in arresting an Islamic State commander. Will that spark a major shift in Pakistan-U.S. relations?

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