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Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of nine books, including "Water, Peace, and War" (Rowman & Littlefield).

China moves swiftly to exploit the void in Afghanistan

US military exit is likely to become Beijing's strategic gain

China's hostility ensures the rise of a more antagonistic India

Military standoffs along the Himalayan border continue to intensify

China must come clean on the origins of COVID-19

Wuhan lab leak theory needs to be fully explored

China rubs its hands amid international divide over Myanmar

Punitive sanctions policies should be recalibrated

Why is China making a permanent enemy of India?

Beijing's Ladakh aggression is driving New Delhi ever closer to Washington

US fails to understand that it no longer calls the shots in Asia

Arrogant intrusion into Indian waters was counterproductive

US sanctions often advance China's interests

Iran, Russia and Myanmar pivot to Beijing as Biden applies outdated policy

Writing is on the wall for US Indo-Pacific strategy

Flip-flops are to Biden what egomania is to Trump

Why do so many Asian nations want to be in China's debt?

Beijing's debt-trap diplomacy likely to cost it dearly over the long term

Chinese anxiety over Tibet fuels rising tensions with India

Xi Jinping appears to have underestimated New Delhi's capacity to fight back

The Taliban loves China's money, but can it forget its Muslim gulags?

Beijing's harsh treatment of Uighurs likely to fuel grassroots Afghan anger

Japan must curb Chinese aggression surrounding the Senkaku Islands

Tokyo should respond to future incursions by disabling ships and detaining crews

Trump's turn at Modi's Houston rally only obscures US-India rifts

Washington's pressure on New Delhi benefits America's adversaries

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Election triumph will boost Modi's international clout

Indian prime minister can apply vote-winning soft nationalism to foreign policy challenges

The looming specter of Asian space wars

India's antisatellite missile test poses strategic challenges for China and Pakistan

Pakistan, China and terrorism

Beijing's support protects Islamabad from global pressure to suppress militants

Awkward hole in India's election debate -- foreign policy

Politicians on the stump ignore China and other key issues new government will face

A mortal threat to Asia's rise

Governments must tackle environmental degradation as it threatens region's future

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Evangelist's fatal exploits highlight threat to indigenous tribes

Asia's vulnerable peoples need protection for their own sake and as environmental guardians

Sri Lanka -- democracy in danger

Yet another Asian nation's liberties at risk as China and India struggle for ascendancy