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Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli (left) chats with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 21, 2018. Photo: AFP / Pool / Greg Baker

Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India’s myopic ‘muscular’ neighborhood policy

by Bhim Bhurtel July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Beijing’s evolving foreign policy in the Xi era

by Avinash Godbole June 30, 2018June 30, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Wuhan

The Maldives is Modi’s Achilles heel

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 17, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Egypt, Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia’s perilous pivot

by Shlomo Avineri April 8, 2018February 18, 2020

The defeat of ISIS. Photo: Flickr Commons

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

ISIS caliphate consigned to the dustbin of history

by Nicos Panayiotides March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Pompeo will do Trump’s bidding with regard to the Middle East

by Sami Moubayed March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

coco palms on paradise beach. Photo: iStock

Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Paradise lost? India’s waning influence in Maldives

by Sabena Siddiqui March 19, 2018

Donald Trump's now former Secretary of State confers with the president in October 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

The Trump Doctrine’s search for a Trump Team goes on

by David P. Goldman March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What’s wrong with UK’s approach to the Middle East?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova March 7, 2018March 8, 2018

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AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea: Standing on the shoulders of giants

by Taehwa Hong February 21, 2018February 21, 2018

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 23, 2016, shows Rouhani (left) arriving for a press briefing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after signing a three-way transit agreement regarding Iran's southern Chabahar port. Photo: AFP / Iranian Presidential handout

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Maldives, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Modi a match for Trump as he picks his own foreign policy course

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Adnan Abidi

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Modi resets India’s foreign-policy priorities

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Post-Arab Spring Europe goes against Trump’s Iran-bashing

by Emanuele Scimia January 17, 2018

An Iranian woman raises her fist through the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iranians’ best hope: a regime focused on domestic reform

by Geoffrey Hoon January 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees reach the Bangladeshi side of the Naf river in Palang Khali after crossing the from Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Jorge Silva

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Dhaka finds itself at crossroads of global, internal affairs

by Khalid Ibn Muneer January 1, 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fred Dufour / Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Canada’s foreign policy annus horribilis

by Danny Lam December 29, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow on December 14, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters / Alexei Nikolsky

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Vladimir Putin takes spotlight as Eurasia connector

by Pepe Escobar December 16, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

Security trumps trade in Australia’s Foreign Policy White Paper

by Giovanni Di Lieto November 30, 2017

Souvenir plates with images of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong and President Xi Jinping are seen at a shop during the Communist Party's 19th National Congress in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/ Tyrone Siu

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

China is no more ‘aggressive’ than US and its allies

by Ken Moak November 27, 2017

Uppatasanti pagoda is biggest pagoda and no. 1 tourist attractions in Naypyidaw. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

EU and China find common ground in Naypyidaw

by Emanuele Scimia November 24, 2017November 24, 2017

China's President Xi Jinping claps after his speech as he and other new Politburo Standing Committee members meet with the press at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

The rise of Xi Jinping poses no threat to the world

by Ken Moak November 6, 2017

Philippine fishermen steer a dinghy during sunset in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Photo: Reuters / Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Egypt, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

Asia’s troubles: Trump’s inheritance, not his doing

by Grant Newsham November 6, 2017

A U.S. special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 4, 2014. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Germany, Vietnam, World

Washington’s African pivot in the ‘war on terror’

by Andrew Brennan November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

The China and Australia puzzle. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Iran, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

Australia set to cross Rubicon on China relations

by Giovanni Di Lieto October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

Representational image: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The moment of truth is coming for Trump’s Iran strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 16, 2017

A file photo shows the Liaoning with vessels accompanying her in a drill. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Taiwan

Does China really pose a threat to Taiwan?

by Richard A. Bitzinger October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi could play a role in next year's elections. Photo: Reuters / Remo Casilli

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

Italy’s Eurasian policy agenda up for grabs at next year’s election

by Giovanni Di Lieto October 12, 2017

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif addresses supporters during a rally in Gujranwala, near Lahore, in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Mohsin Raza

Bangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan focusing on new diplomatic ties, foreign policy

by Ehsan Sehgal September 28, 2017

Donald Trump is hedging his bets on North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

China, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Real estate guy from Queens gets US North Korea policy right

by Grant Newsham September 25, 2017

China's ambassador to the United Nations, Liu Jieyi, delivers remarks during a meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea on August 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Andrew Kelly

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea: from buffer state to China’s nightmare neighbor

by Xuan Loc Doan September 8, 2017