Why Hasn’t China Criticized Australia’s National Defense Strategy? – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 Since 2023, Australia has committed to updating its defense strategy documents on a biennial basis in order to assess changes…
Russia and the China-US Summit – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to meet with China’s top leader Xi Jinping in Beijing soon after the China-U.S.…
Ethnic Groups Are Fleeing Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts in Search of Safety in Myanmar – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 Concurrent with the forced emigration of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh has been the silent relocation of thousands of…
A 7-Year-Old American Boy Is Trapped in China Because His Father Made Art – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 On May 10, 2026, Chinese artist Gao Zhen turned 70 years old. He spent his birthday in a Chinese prison.…
India’s Nuclear Breakthrough – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 In this episode of Beyond the Indus, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, former chairman of India’s Atomic Energy Commission and one of…
The Geopolitics of the Trump-Xi Meeting – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 Today on The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) are joined by Editor-in-Chief Shannon…
What Pakistan Army Chief’s Speech Reveals About the Future of Conflict With India – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 On May 10 this year, Pakistan’s Army Chief and Field Marshal Asim Munir addressed a high-profile ceremony at the General…
India’s ‘China Reset’ Has No Answer to AVIC’s Pakistan Admission – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 13, 2026 The Modi government has built its foreign policy around the claim that India has graduated from hedging to civilizational confidence.…
How China Became the First Airtight Empire – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 12, 2026 This is Part I of a four-part series on “The First Airtight Empire” – analyzing the historically unprecedented closure that…
The Coming Food Crisis in South Asia – The Diplomat Indo-Pacific May 12, 2026 Disrupted oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz may appear, at first glance, to be another episode of energy market…
