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Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 November 2021

Meanwhile, the Myanmar junta and the military-aligned Thai government are under pressure from opponents, and the Philippines is gearing up for elections. With COVID-19 vaccination…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 5 August 2022

Today, Deuba’s Nepali Congress (NC) party and its governing partners said they will contest the polls as an alliance. The opposition challenge will be led by the Communist Party…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 October 2023

In late August, they landed near the lunar south pole. India thereby became the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon, and the first to do so in the lunar south…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 20 October 2023

The next general election is expected in January. The health of BNP leader Khaleda Zia, under house arrest, is reportedly deteriorating seriously. Separately, the United States…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 7 August 2024

Shortly after her departure, Chief of Army Staff Waker-uz-Zaman said an interim government would be formed. President Mohammed Shahabuddin yesterday dissolved parliament. His…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 30 September 2016

Myanmar's new government needs foreign investment to pay for development, creating fresh opportunities for China. However, attitudes to foreign investment within Myanmar's…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 February 2021

India and Sri Lanka have had several high-level engagements in recent months. However, contention over the ECT deal risks setting back bilateral relations.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 10 June 2024

He called the vote after a junior partner left the ruling coalition. The main governing partner to Prachanda’s Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) is KP Sharma Oli’s…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 February 2024

Thailand is devoting more attention to foreign policy under Srettha. The fallout from the 2006 and 2014 coups adversely affected its foreign relations, but it retains an important…

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