Another Vietnamese Fishing Boat Attacked
Strange Dream No. 2 by Pham Huy Thong/Craig Thomas Gallery, HCMC, Vietnam On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Resolution 174 calling for the peaceful resolution of maritime...
View ArticleChina Blasts U.S. over Torture Report
Photo Credit: Justin Norma, via Flickr On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee released its findings of a 6,200 page report detailing a secret CIA program of detention and torture...
View ArticleChina’s Investment in Africa Faces Challenges in Madagascar
Photo Credit: World Economic Forum With the recent U.S. “pivot to Asia,” some analysts argue the U.S. is losing interest and influence in Africa, resulting in China overtaking the United States as...
View ArticleMuslim Congress to Back Opposition in Sri Lankan Elections
Sri Lankan Muslims seek sanctuary following a rampage by Buddhist mobs last June that many blame the Bodu Bala Sena or Buddhist Power Force, a Sri Lankan Buddhist ultranationalist movement, for...
View ArticleIndian Hardline Lawmaker calls for more Hindu Births
Married Hindu women perform rituals during the Karwa Chauth festival at Ram temple in Allahabad, India on October 11, 2014 ©Sanjay Kanojia (AFP/File) India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long been...
View ArticleAnother Round of Protests hit Brazil
Photo Credit: Rodrigo Vieira While Brazilian authorities may feel like they dodged a bullet in quelling protester unrest during the recent World Cup, those tensions are merely stewing, waiting for the...
View ArticleVietnam Seeks Greater Defense Ties with India
Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh (R) shakes hands with General Dalbir Singh Suhag, Chief of the Indian Army Staff, in New Dehli on Jan. 16. The disputed waters of the South China Sea have...
View ArticleObama’s High-Profile Visit to India Irks Beijing
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama leave after the India-US Business Summit in New Delhi on January 26, 2015 (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
View ArticleSri Lankan President Seeks to Refresh Ties to India
In his first foreign trip since assuming power, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will visit India on Feb. 16 for two days, hailing a potential warming of relations between the two countries....
View ArticleModi’s BJP Upset in New Delhi Elections
Exit polls forecast Modi party defeat in Delhi elections Aam Aadmi Party, or Common Man’s Party, leader Arvind Kejriwal displays the indelible ink mark on his finger after casting his vote in New...
View ArticleHanoi’s New Year Message to Beijing
Will the real 2015 animal please stand up? [AFP/Getty Images[ On Feb. 19, Chinese from around the world welcomed the year of the sheep, also celebrated as the year of the goat or ram. In China, in...
View ArticleWill Modi’s Visit to the Border Threaten Chinese Investment in India?
Last Friday, Beijing reacted strongly to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to India’s disputed border area with China, to mark the 28th anniversary of the establishment of Arunachal Pradesh...
View ArticleNew Delhi Reacts to China’s Military Buildup
Photo Credit: caledomac via Flickr Beijing’s announcement on Thursday of a 10 percent increase in military spending, to $145 billion, marks the fifth consecutive year of double-digit increases, and is...
View ArticleWhat Modi’s Visit to Sri Lanka means for the Tamils
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received at the airport by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, in Colombo on Friday. (The Hindu) Ahead of India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to...
View ArticleDilma Faces Mounting Pressure
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff reacts during a launching ceremony for the Anti-Corruption Package at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia March 18, 2015 (CREDIT: REUTERS/UESLEI MARCELINO). On Wednesday,...
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