2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (544+ words) The recent improvement in India-China ties should not be mistaken for a political reset, according to Dr Sriparna Pathak, Professor of China Studies and founding Director of the Centre for Northeast Asian Studies at O.P. Jindal Global University. Speaking to The…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1047+ words) One interaction with Bahukutumbi Raman has stayed with me ever since. I once told him that he would surely be remembered for the impressive and thought-provoking columns he published on his blog. He simply replied: “You either publish or perish....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (585+ words) India and Nigeria are giving greater attention to maritime security as the two countries deepen defence cooperation, with a Nigerian Navy delegation preparing to visit India for the third Naval Sub Group Meeting. The delegation, led by Rear Admiral AV…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1160+ words) Spectres from Sri Lanka’s very troubled past have returned to haunt the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (SLAF) and Anura Kumara Dissanayake, just a month ahead of his second anniversary as a popular and largely successful president. In May 2009, the SLAF…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (362+ words) It’s still two years to the Maldives’ Presidential polls. But, the contest for the MDP ticket is already setting itself up into a high-stakes multiple-candidate battle. A sharp contest is building up among the island nation’s main opposition. Key figures…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (739+ words) India is set to become the first official partner country of the Russian Energy Week International Forum in 2026, underlining the depth of energy ties between New Delhi and Moscow as the United States threatens tougher measures against countries buying Russian…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (464+ words) “Was SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) a viable economic bloc?” asks Kabir Hassan, professor of finance in the Department of Economics at the University of New Orleans. Writing in the Dhaka Tribune, Hassan who is from Bangladesh, argues…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (443+ words) North Korea has intensified its criticism of Japan’s military buildup and security ties with the United States and South Korea, accusing them of threatening regional stability. More than a dozen state media attacks since early July have coincided with an…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (369+ words) Increasingly drawn into a war it did not choose, Saudi Arabia is building regional defence alliances to deter attacks and strengthen its response to Iran and its allies. Yet efforts to form a Red Sea maritime coalition and a new…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (492+ words) Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday that the Philippines could continue working with China on economic issues despite growing tensions between the two countries over disputed waters in the South China Sea. Speaking to foreign journalists in Manila,…...