Politics – Page 319 – Asia Times

Afghan commandos. Photo: Reuters/Nasir Wakif

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

The Taliban’s counter-strategy in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir May 9, 2018

A photo taken in April 2016 showing Shakil Afridi, in black, the jailed Pakistani doctor who was recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden. Years after his fake vaccination program helped the CIA track and kill bin Laden, he languishes in jail, abandoned by the US, say supporters. Photo: AFP/ SS Mirza

Pakistan, South Asia

Doctor who helped locate Osama bin Laden may soon be freed

by F.M. Shakil May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Sino-Indian economic project in Afghanistan no ‘snub’ to Pakistan

by Prakash Katoch May 9, 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the Chinese city of Dalian in May. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Diplomatic deja vu with Kim in China, Pompeo in Pyongyang

by Andrew Salmon May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Aerial view of Indonesia's Grasberg mine operated by US mining giant Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold. Picture: Facebook

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Indonesia pollution charge piles pressure on Freeport

by John McBeth May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Armenia

Afghanistan, AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A color revolution in the Caucasus puts Russia in a dilemma

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

China's aircraft carrier Liaoning (C) takes part in a military drill of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the western Pacific Ocean, April 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Asia’s arms race to pick up pace

by Alan Boyd May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump wants to increase military spending, including a costly upgrade to the country's nuclear arsenal to meet the threat from so-called "revisionist" powers, Russia and China. But the move could pose significant risks to the American economy.Image: iStock/curraheeshutter

Australia, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The long road to nuclear disarmament

by Ramesh Thakur May 9, 2018

A boxing match. Confrontation between the USA and Turkey. Turkish and American national flags on Boxing gloves. Sports competition between the two countries. Concept of the foreign policy conflict. Photo: iStock

China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian arms deal sours US-Turkey relations

by Nicos Panayiotides May 9, 2018May 9, 2018

US America lunch ICBM missile for nuclear bomb test illustration concept. Photo: iStock

France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Denuclearization means the United States, too

by Jeffrey D. Sachs May 9, 2018

An Israeli air force F-15 fighter jet. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria

Israel conducts airstrike west of Damascus: Report

by Asia Times staff May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Trump formally announces US to leave Iran deal

by Asia Times staff May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A view of the Borsa Istanbul (BIST). Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Serhat Cagdas

Middle East, Turkey, World

Turkish stocks, lira extend slide amid Erdogan’s stimulus push

by Asia Times staff May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A test of Israel's David Sling's missile defence system, a medium-range interceptor, developed with United States backing. Photo: Israel Defense Ministry via AFP

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

An Israel-Iran war is unlikely – for the time being

by David P. Goldman May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand

Indian blockchain and crypto firms seek friendlier shores

by Luke Thompson May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

The Customs Ensign of the People's Republic of China. Photo: wikipedia commons

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Israel, Middle East, Singapore, Tianjin, World

The media and the murky world of Chinese Bitcoin mining

by Richard Cook May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Hwang In-Cheil holds up a photograph of his father, who disappeared when his flight was hijacked to North Korea in 1969. Photo: Asia Times/Andrew Salmon

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam

The forgotten hostages: 48 years in North Korea

by Andrew Salmon May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

CCTV cameras are seen in front of a Chinese Communist Party flag. Photo: Reuters

China

Surveillance system can scan Chinese population ‘in 1 second’

by Asia Times staff May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Betel leaves cover the face of 11-month-old Rohingya refugee Abdul Aziz whose wrapped body lay in his family shelter after he died battling high fever and severe cough at the Balukhali refugee camp near Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh on Dec 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Damir Sagolj

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Syria, World

OIC team to push for ‘action against Myanmar on Rohingya crimes’

by Faisal Mahmud May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A man reads the Phnom Penh Post at a coffee shop in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on May 8, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Takeover tremors rock Cambodia’s most influential paper

by Alan Parkhouse May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

An ICICI Bank ATM in New Delhi. Photo: Reuters

India, South Asia, World

ICICI Bank chief digs in her heels, sidesteps charges

by Asia Times staff May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A model of the China Neutron Source facility. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

Big toys of Beijing’s dream of prestige in frontier physics

by Frank Chen May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian migrant workers perform during the Ramadan festival. Photo: Taoyuan City

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Festival Ramadhan pertama di Taoyuan dimulai untuk PMI

by Asia Times staff May 8, 2018May 8, 2018

An aerial view of the dust-covered sky in Jaipur in the western state of Rajasthan, India, on May 8, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Vinay Joshi

India, South Asia

Dust storm warning issued in northern India, states on alert

by Asia Times staff May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Macau. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Macau, Middle East, Thailand

Woman loses US$50,000 to ‘foreign lover’ met online

by Asia Times staff May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews a military display of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in the South China Sea on April 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Li Gang/Xinhua

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Short of war, China now controls South China Sea

by Richard Javad Heydarian May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Vice-Premier Liu He will head China's delegation in trade talks next week in Washington. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, World

Mr Liu goes to Washington as US deficit with China balloons

by Gordon Watts May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A cadre of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) stands guard at a camp near Amarpur in Tinsukia district, 600 kilometers from Guwahati, the capital city of India's northeastern state of Assam. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia

Naga militant groups on verge of signing peace accord

by Bertil Lintner May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A file image of Professor Muhammad Rai Bhat, who was killed in clashes with police on Sunday in Shopian. Details about the circumstances of his death are still unclear. Photo: Majid Hyderi

India, South Asia

Kashmiri professor-turned militant killed within 48 hours

by Majid Hyderi May 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Supporters of Malaysia's opposition Pakatan Harapan attend an election campaign rally in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 6, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia

Malaysia’s election teeters on a knife edge

by Nile Bowie May 8, 2018February 18, 2020