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Thailand the missing link in China’s Maritime Silk Road

by Benjamin Zawacki November 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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Why India must rely on more than just hard power

by Manoj Kumar Mishra November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

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Why China’s leadership abhors democratic elections

by Xuan Loc Doan November 3, 2018

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 26, 2015. Photo: AFP / Feng Li / Pool

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It is India vs China amid upheaval in Sri Lankan politics

by Gunjan Singh November 1, 2018

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shaking hands with Myanmar's Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during the India-ASEAN commemorative summit in New Delhi. Photo: Handout via AFP

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Why India looks the other way on Myanmar

by Bertil Lintner October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

The Sinamale Bridge, formerly known as the China-Maldives Friendship Bridge, was built with funding from China in the Maldives capital Male. But former president Abdulla Yameen was beaten in an election last month that was a fight for influence between India and China. Photo: AFP

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Tighter belts and shorter roads plague China’s BRI projects

by Chris Taylor October 17, 2018February 18, 2020

(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 7, 2017 Maldives' President Abdulla Yameen (L) and China's President Xi Jinping listen to their national anthems during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Back when he was a mild-mannered civil servant, few in the Maldives predicted Abdulla Yameen would one day run the country, let alone with an iron grip, locking up judges, his rivals and even his 80-year-old half-brother. / AFP PHOTO / Fred DUFOUR

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Unclenching China’s talons in Maldives is no easy task for India

by Prakash Katoch October 16, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

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Shadows of mistrust persist in India-China relations

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 10, 2018

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Maldives election sets new course for the nation

by S K Chatterji October 4, 2018

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih (right) and Maldives' self-exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed (left) attend a meeting at Mount Lavinia, a suburb of Colombo, on August 27, 2018. Solih has since been elected president of Maldives. Photo: AFP / Ishara S Kodikara

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Tightrope walk for incoming Maldivian president

by Gunjan Singh October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen votes at a polling station in the capital Male on September 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Presidential Handout.

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Maldives teeters towards post-election chaos

by Bertil Lintner September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

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馬爾代夫選舉：印度勝出中印角力

by Bertil Lintner September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Visitors use their mobile phone at a Huawei promotional stand. Photo: AFP

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Growth hopes, spying risks mix for Huawei in SE Asia

by David Hutt September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives' main opposition leader and presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih addresses a crowd during a campaign rally in the Maldives capital Male, ahead of presidential elections. Photo: AFP

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India wins, China loses in Maldives election

by Bertil Lintner September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih votes at a polling station in the capital Male on Sunday. Photo: AFP

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Maldives underdog declares victory in presidential election

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Dignitaries at the launch of UN report “A Glass Half Full: The Promise of Regional Trade in South Asia” in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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World Bank: South Asia can triple intra-regional trade

by Faisal Mahmud September 21, 2018February 18, 2020

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Removal of mistrust in Nepal-India relations

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa September 13, 2018September 15, 2018

Volunteers and rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an Indian Navy boat from a residential area in Aluva, Kerala, on August 17, 2018. Photo: AFP, Times of India/ RK Sreejith.

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India should accept disaster assistance

by Shashi Tharoor September 13, 2018

China's President Xi Jinping (L) accompanies Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso (R) to view an honour guard during a welcoming ceremony inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 5, 2018, a day after the conclusion of the Forum On China-Africa Cooperation. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Lintao Zhang

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Why Asia and Africa hold different views of China

by Xuan Loc Doan September 7, 2018

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China’s long game did not end at Doklam

by Bhim Bhurtel September 4, 2018

China's 'New Silk Roads' have become an extension of Beijing’s global ambitions. Photo: iStock

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China’s ‘New Silk Road’ gets a glossy new image

by Gordon Watts August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian PM Narendra Modi meets Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates in Dubai in August 2015. Photo: AFP / WAM / Ho

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Did Delhi reject a UAE offer of $100m to help flood-hit Kerala?

by Rejimon Kuttappan August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Maldives President Abdulla Yameen at the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in Hulhule on September 14, 2014. Photo: AFP/Haveru/Mohamed Sharuhaan

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Maldives president’s pro-China stance making waves

by Bertil Lintner August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, right, greets Indian PM Narendra Modi during a guard of honor in Kathmandu. Nepali intelligence officials have been key allies for India in counter-terror work. Photo: AFP / Ashok Dulal

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India’s contradictory diplomacy will backfire in the long run

by Bhim Bhurtel August 20, 2018

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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China’s base in Sri Lanka part of its dominant Indian Ocean presence

by Prakash Katoch August 6, 2018

Buddhist monks from Bhutan perform the Black Hat mask dance at the Bhutan temple in Bodhgaya on January 20, 2017. Photo: AFP/Stringer

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In a high-stakes dance, China charms Bhutan

by Bertil Lintner July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

In this file photo taken on June 6, 2012, the Asian Sun car shipping carrier (right) and and carrier Frisia are pictured at the main berth of Sri Lanka's Chinese-built Hambantota Port. Sri Lanka will move its southern naval command to a port leased to a state-run Chinese firm but China will not use it for military purposes, the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office said on June 30, 2018. Photo: AFP / Ishara S Kodikara

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Sirisena does a Rajapaksa, changes stand on Chinese investments

by Gunjan Singh July 30, 2018

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Indian diplomacy and the American Imperium (Part II)

by Dr Shreesh Pathak July 25, 2018July 25, 2018

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Pembaca majalah: pulau-pulau terbaik dunia ada di Asia

by Asia Times staff July 17, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hand with Seychelles President Danny Faure after presenting a model of Dornier aircraft during a joint press statement at Hyderabad house in New Delhi on June 25, 2018. India will be handing over a Dornier aircraft to Seychelles on June 26. / AFP PHOTO / MONEY SHARMA

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After Seychelles faux pas, India must learn from China

by Prakash Katoch July 13, 2018July 13, 2018