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China's foray into South Asia is risky for both sides

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SOUTH ASIA

China's ties with smaller South Asian countries.

India-Japan ties will grow despite bullet train delay

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INDIA/JAPAN

India's first bullet train and India-Japan relations.

Bhutan will tread warily over China border dispute

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BHUTAN

In the 1990s, Beijing offered a ‘package solution’ whereby Bhutan would relinquish control of land abutting certain areas of the Bhutan-China border in return for territory in…

India will increase barriers to Chinese investment

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INDIA/CHINA

China and India, which have long had difficult relations, have only partially disengaged from a border stand-off in the Western Himalayas that began in May 2020. Although…

China’s naval presence in Indian Ocean will grow

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ASIA

China's navy in the Indian Ocean.

Iran’s SCO inclusion will bring limited security gains

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IRAN

SCO membership will be Tehran’s first experience of a regional defence-security organisation since it withdrew from the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) in 1979. Iran’s defence…

Five-country pact remains important in South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The FPDA is the only multilateral security pact that includes South-east Asian states and players from beyond the region. It is flexible, and able to address both conventional and…

East Asia will shape future of outer space

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EAST ASIA

A fourth, South Korea, may soon join them. The way these countries compete or cooperate in space -- with each other and with extra-regional actors, especially the United States -…

India's outreach pays off as Colombo cools on China

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ASIA

ASIA: Modi's moves pay off as Colombo cools on China

Turkmen-Afghan pipeline progress depends on conflict

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TURKMENISTAN/AFGHANISTAN

TURKMENISTAN/AFGHANISTAN: Pipeline depends on conflict