Beijing’s assertive behavior is triggering new power dynamics in Asia. China’s two neighbors — India and Vietnam — have joined hands to protect their national interests and change the balance of power.
Perceived as having abandoned the region after its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US has a great opportunity to re-engage with Kazakhstan.
The Taliban provide inspiration, ideology, organization, support and expertise to Islamic fundamentalists from around the world and especially South Asia who will flock to Afghanistan to attend finishing school in terror.
Yoon Seok-yeol, the conservative candidate, won the extremely tight presidential race in an agenda-less election. Domestically Yoon’s ability to impose radical changes is limited but he can shift South Korea’s foreign policy by fostering closer ties with the US and Japan.
Facing hunger and humiliation, cultural genocide and gender apartheid, millions in Afghanistan are thinking of jailbreak and escaping to another country.
The prospects for peace in Afghanistan will remain distant for as long as the Taliban own the entire political apparatus.
Are we seeing signs of change among the traditionally conservative Tamil Brahmin community?
The exponents of Afghan ethno-nationalism desperately aim to present a benign image of the Taliban.
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