South Asia’s geopolitical chessboard is once again shifting beneath uneasy skies. The reported arrival of the American Secretary of State in Kolkata after a long fourteen-year hiatus—while conspicuously bypassing Dhaka—has ignited fierce
Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party will convene under strict security on Monday for a congress that could reinforce the authority of General Secretary To Lam and shape the country’s economic and security priorities
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Mohsen Sazegara misses the scent of jasmine, the mountains and valleys of his homeland. He fled Iran for the United States two decades ago and has never stopped longing to return. But
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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has issued a landmark decree affirming the rights of Kurdish Syrians, formally recognizing their language, restoring citizenship to thousands previously rendered stateless, and declaring Kurdish identity an integral
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Editorial As the rial plunges to 1.1 million to the US dollar, the crisis is no longer abstract; it is catastrophic and visible. Photographs from the streets show hundreds of bodies wrapped
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His name does not appear on the ballot and his face is absent from campaign posters, yet Myanmar’s general election unfolding this month revolves around a single figure: junta chief Min Aung
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Indonesia’s defence minister met Pakistan’s air force chief in Islamabad on Monday to discuss a potential deal that could include the sale of JF-17 combat jets and killer drones, Reuters reported, citing
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In North Korea, where politics is staged through symbols as much as decrees, the repeated appearance of Kim Jong-Un’s daughter Ju-ae at high-profile state events is being read as a deliberate message.
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As 2026 begins, the Middle East faces a critical juncture. Analysts warn that the region could either move toward fragile stability or descend once again into widespread conflict. Persistent crises in Gaza,
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is reportedly considering calling a snap parliamentary election in the first half of February, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Friday, citing government sources. The early election would
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South Korea’s special prosecutor is expected to make a sentencing request for former President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of insurrection, Reuters reports, following a brief but controversial attempt to impose martial
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