Asia

India has 600 million citizens under age 25. Their aspirations will define the world's future.

Once defined by guarded isolationism, India’s Track II diplomacy has given the nation entrée to the world stage. The Ananta Aspen Centre’s Pramit Pal Chaudhuri describes how the center has become a Track II dialogue leader, paving the way for a new geopolitical era in India.

Xi Jinping believes that US power is in decline and that China is ready to fill the void.

What can foreign governments and other actors do to solve the ongoing crisis in Myanmar?

US commitment to the security and economic prosperity of Asian countries is vital to American interests.

The people of Nepal have known for a long time that a big earthquake was coming, and it finally arrived last week. Villages have been wiped out, thousands are dead or missing, and swaths of cultural heritage have been lost. Even now it is unclear what the situation is like in remote parts of districts that have been cut off from help by collapsed infrastructure and landslides. The incredible goodwill from around the world is encouraging, but in a country that has known its fair share of trauma in recent times, these physical and psychological wounds will take a long time to heal.

Burma is undergoing a historic transformation towards democracy.

The US Department of State, in cooperation with the Richardson Center and the Aspen Institute, led a partnership delegation to Myanmar to invest in community-based businesses from April 28-May 3.

Comedian John Oliver’s recent segment on the lack of attention by the US media on the Indian election is well worth watching, both for its humor and insight. The nine-phase election in India, the most expansive the world has ever witnessed, is now underway, polling the globe’s largest democracy over a period of 36 days. Beyond the appeal of a democracy exercising its right to free and fair elections, the sheer logistics of registering, polling, and counting the votes of the eligible 814 million Indians is a story in its own right. And yet, it is true that you would be hard-pressed to find much in-depth coverage.