India and Pakistan’s Water Divorce
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The Pacific Island states have found ways to work together in order to effectively manage their EEZs and prevent the destruction of adjacent high seas fisheries.
North Korea is increasingly impacted by climate-induced natural disasters, yet its weak economy will hamper growing calls for environmental action.
Renewable energy is a tough sell as long as regional states exert control over (and profit from) domestic fossil fuel resources.
“The climate crisis won't just go away if Beijing or Washington shut communication channels.”
Recent reports suggest that China is moving to a new phase in its Xinjiang policy. But the shadow of the camps still looms large.
From foot bound to spacebound, Chinese women have made massive gains over the past 100 years. Yet there is still a long way to go.
How should we understand the “Double Tenth Day” addresses made by the two leaders?
Over-enthusiasm for Xi’s coal pledge will let China get away with lower overall climate ambitions.
New draft regulations could cripple outlets like Caixin, considered a bastion of investigative journalism scrutinizing corporate and government dealings.
Kishida has a wide variety of challenges that he must tackle to win back public confidence.
Can Seoul’s decades-old effort serve as a model for fighting climate change today?
Like any refugees, North Koreans who escape to the South have a deep-seated need to remember their home country. But the scope for memory and self-expression is limited by politics.
Japan’s new Kishida government seeks to bolster the national response to cyber threats from China, the country’s largest export market. What could go wrong?
The People Power Party’s makeover has come a long way, but there are still some hurdles to overcome to compete with the progressives.
Religious minorities are fleeing the Kashmir Valley following the attacks on members of their communities.
A confrontation is growing between the country’s civilian and military leadership over the appointment of a new ISI chief.
In Kamdesh, Nuristan, where U.S. forces withdrew more than a decade ago, the American presence is a distant – and negative – memory for many locals.
Punjab is a microcosm of both the Congress party’s problems and those of the Indian opposition more broadly.
Attacks on Chinese nationals working in CPEC projects in Pakistan have drawn China’s ire.
For foreign companies that invested in Myanmar since 2011, the 2021 crisis has unleashed a perfect storm of challenges.
The awarding of the prize to pioneering journalist Maria Ressa points to the deterioration in press freedom under President Duterte.
The U.K. ran a propaganda campaign in the mid-1960s urging that the “communist cancer be cut out of the body of the state.”
Many young Thais are deeply suspicious of the current government and its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASEAN has recognized the value of cutting-edge technologies to predict and address natural disasters. But much more can be done to implement these solutions.
In the past, energy woes served as a trigger for political turbulence.
In Kazakhstan, the topic of nuclear energy comes wrapped in the legacy of the Semipalatinsk, the Soviet nuclear testing site.
Both Russia and Pakistan have reportedly urged Tajikistan and the Taliban to cool off their war of words, concerned about conflict on the border.
Administrative punishments against Central Asian labor migrants and COVID-19 restrictions reveal the vulnerabilities of Russia’s labor market.
Despite thousands reportedly released since 2016, an estimated 2,000 remain jailed in Uzbekistan for political and religious reasons.
Vishal Jood, arrested for a series of assaults on Sydney’s Sikh community and deported, was welcomed back in India as a hero.
The two “strategic cousins” could grow closer as a result of their shared frictions with an increasingly assertive China.
Small island nations have a strong reason to prevent the de facto acceptance of Beijing’s interpretations of international law.
A new report claims that palm oil executives in PNG have bribed officials, paid police to brutalize villagers, used child labor, and participated in an apparent tax evasion scheme.
For the Biden administration to have an effective Indo-Pacific strategy, it can no longer ignore the need to develop an economic roadmap that can match its military presence.
Subnational diplomacy offers an established, yet underutilized, opportunity for American officials to creatively engage Pyongyang.
The United States and Britain should prioritize economic ties in their emerging Asia alliance.
Military carbon reduction efforts are likely to echo humanity’s attempts to contain the climate emergency writ large: too little, too late.
War was once viewed as a danger to the ruling party. Now it is perceived as a way to strengthen CCP’s position.
The current effort – including AUKUS and the Quad – is missing three critical ingredients compared to early efforts in Cold War Europe.
Multiple reasons likely contributed to the spike in incursions and sorties in early October.
A new Indian show, “The Empire,” nearly manages to keep a middle ground between demonizing the Muslim Mughal dynasty and whitewashing them.
The streaming giant’s investment in Korean content has not only helped grow its subscriber base in South Korea, but also created global hits.
An invitation from India’s cricket head to his Pakistani counterpart could provide the opening for a thaw in the broader relationship.