Signing the nuclear weapons ban treaty would send a powerful message of the priority Tokyo gives nuclear disarmament.

The rapid deterioration of nuclear arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation pacts adds to the rising risk of the use of nuclear weapons.

India's decision to withdraw Kashmir's special status threatens to be the spark that starts a war.

The distance from hubris to delusion is short and the Trump administration is bent on covering it in a sprint in its India policy.

Rising tensions between China and the U.S. have put Japan in a uniquely privileged position vis-a-vis both countries.

False accusations of sexual assault have spawned the #MenToo movement in India, which demands gender-neutral laws and investigative procedures.

Blowing the whistle on state crimes is not a threat to national security; only to the reputation of ministers and generals.

There is little doubt about the Beijing spring of 1989 that called for greater openness, freedoms and democracy in China, or about its suppression. But there is a counter-narrative that receives no mention in the China-bashing mainstream media.

Identity politics is reshaping electoral contests as cultural nationalists push back against the perceived excesses of social progressives.

Voters trust their strongman over the liberal elite's gentleman for tackling India's most pressing problems.