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Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:On June 21, 2025, US President Donald Trump once again claimed that he had brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan—saying he had “stopped the war” while invoking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir, and lamenting that he still “won’t get a Nobel Peace Prize.” This marked the 15th time […] The post How India should read and react to Trump appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:After the United States bombed Iran’s three nuclear facilities on Sunday, US President Donald Trump said its objective was a “stop to the nuclear threat posed by the world’s number one state sponsor of terror.” US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth echoed this justification, saying: The president authorised a precision operation to neutralize the threats to […] The post US strikes on Iran set a troubling illegal precedent...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:President Donald Trump appears to have walked back plans for the US State Department to scrutinize and revoke visas for Chinese students studying in the country. On June 11, 2025, Trump posted on his social media platform TruthSocial that visas for Chinese students would continue and that they are welcome in the United States, as […] The post Behind Trump’s flip-flop on Chinese student visas appeared first on Asia...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Indian investigators have arrested two Kashmir residents who, they say, sheltered the attackers.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Clearly, President Donald Trump’s apparent granting of a two week deadline for Iran to resume negotiations was an act of deception, despite coming just as Iran was holding talks with France, Britain and Germany. In his case, at least, time was not being bought, though the US may now have joined the Israelis in seeking […] The post America is at war, again, and it’s a foggy war appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Heckler & Koch firearms have played an unheralded and destructive role in the civil wars that have consumed the country since its independence.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:North Korea is no longer just supplying Russia with manpower and missiles. It is embedding itself deep within Russia’s war economy, sending thousands of workers to the heart of its drone industry and reshaping the balance of power in Eurasia. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that 25,000 North Korean workers are being sent […] The post North Korea overtakes Iran as Russia’s partner of choice appeared first on...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Jakarta hopes to ramp up agro-industrial exports to the five-nation Eurasian Economic Union, but the greater significance of the trade pact may well be strategic.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:“The procedural value of democracy did not seem to count for much with Indira Gandhi.”
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:At an event in the Indian capital marking Bangladesh’s belated “Independence Day celebration,” Bangladesh’s envoy called for reimagining apparent “frosty ties.”
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Attendees at a reception last week by the South Korean Embassy at Tokyo’s New Otani Hotel, held to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between South Korea and Japan, were pleasantly surprised when Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba showed up todeliver a warm address. He was followed by former prime ministers […] The post Seoul’s Lee and Tokyo’s Ishiba off to a...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Joseph Akaravong, a politically-active Lao exile, was stabbed several times by an unknown assailant in southwestern France on June 14.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:The process has been slowed, though not halted, by the political machinations of Duterte allies both inside and outside the Senate.
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:President Donald Trump’s decision to launch attacks on three of Iran’s major nuclear enrichment sites took place after negotiations in Geneva collapsed. Iran’s foreign minister met with the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain and France, known as the E3, plus the EU. The E-3 and EU group pressed the Iranians to engage in negotiations with […] The post The US attack on Iran and the collapse of negotiation appeared...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:President Donald Trump’s decision to launch attacks on three of Iran’s major nuclear enrichment sites took place after negotiations in Geneva collapsed. Iran’s foreign minister met with the foreign ministers of Germany, Britain and France, known as the E3, plus the EU. The E-3 and EU group pressed the Iranians to engage in negotiations with […] The post The US attack on Iran and the collapse of negotiations appeared...
Published on: June 23, 2025 | Source:Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on tourists visiting a meadow near Pahalgam town in April.
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:After prevaricating about whether the United States would enter Israel’s war on Iran, President Donald Trump finally made a decision. Early Sunday, US warplanes and submarines struck three of Iran’s nuclear sites at Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, where the Iranians have a uranium enrichment plant buried about 80 metres beneath a mountain. These strikes have […] The post US enters Israel-Iran war. Here’s what could happen...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:With stealth bombers and bunker busters, the US just punched a hole through the heart of Iran’s fortified nuclear program. Multiple news outlets reported that US forces struck Iran’s three primary nuclear sites, Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, late Saturday (June 21) in a significant escalation of Middle East tensions. The operation follows Israel’s June 13 […] The post US attacks hurt but Iran’s nuclear ambition will...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Editor’s note: The United States commenced bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities on June 22, 2025, Asia time. Israel’s air assault on Iran has focused largely on degrading the Islamic Republic’s military and would-be nuclear capabilities. In the space of several days, Israel has totally or partially destroyed at least two nuclear sites, destroyed numerous air defense […] The post Expect Iran to answer US attacks with...
Published on: June 22, 2025 | Source:Terry Harper has been tuning pianos in the iconic venue since he was a teen - a family legacy started by his dad.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Democracies like Taiwan should be less worried about falling behind China’s AI progress, and more worried about the strategic vacuum Chinese technology exposes.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Analyzing American economic policy isn’t that interesting these days, except perhaps as a grim spectacle. So I’ve been thinking a little about Chinese economic policy. China’s leaders leave much to be desired, but to their credit, they still think economic policy is about strengthening their nation, enriching their people and improving their technology instead of […] The post China’s industrial policy has an...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:As Israel continues its attacks on Iran, US President Donald Trump and other global leaders are hardening their stance against the Islamic Republic. While considering a US attack on Iran’s nuclear sites, Trump has threatened Iran’s supreme leader, claiming to know his location and calling him “an easy target.” He has demanded “unconditional surrender” from […] The post Who are Iran’s true allies and will they help if...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump has dismissed reports that he has approved a plan of attack against Iran, and now says he will decide on US involvement within two weeks. This will only add to the speculation and confusion about what the president might do in response to the mounting conflict between Iran and Israel. And that’s exactly […] The post Trump’s unpredictable approach to Iran could seriouslybackfire appeared first on Asia...
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:“They are a peaceable people but an earnest people, and they will fight, too.” — William T. Sherman I am not a military analyst or expert. Usually, I look at the world through the lens of economics, which I actually have some training in. But if you want to get a good holistic picture of […] The post Western democracies are actually pretty good at war appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 21, 2025 | Source:A new exhibition at the British Museum in London traces the stunning evolution of India's devotional art through 189 objects.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:While the Korean superstars served in the military, their industry has seen stalled album sales and scandals.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:While the Korean superstars served in the military, their industry has seen stalled album sales and scandals.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:The film The Dating Game explores how a dating coach tries to help China's single men find love.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:How are Central Asian states navigating great power dynamics?
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:We can already see the contours of a “middle power plus” strategy under Lee.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:Working with China will provide Trump with a politically viable path to back away from U.S. military involvement, all while addressing the nuclear issues of Iran.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:In Malaysia and Indonesia, Vladimir Putin has had considerable success in harnessing legitimate grievances against Western double standards, particularly on Gaza.
Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source:As Israel escalates its confrontation with Iran, Donald Trump faces a defining foreign policy test. The choice before him is not between diplomacy and war. Diplomacy has largely been exhausted; war, in some form, is already underway. The real question is more consequential and more concrete: should the United States supply Israel with its most […] The post Under the mountain: what Israel needs and Trump must decide...
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