Commentary / World Aug 13, 2017
Calling the Chinese bully's bluff in the Himalayas
by Brahma Chellaney
The more power China has accumulated, the more it has attempted to achieve its foreign policy objectives with bluff, bluster and bullying.
Commentary / World Jul 30, 2017
It's high noon on the roof the world
by Ramesh Thakur
The two nuclear powers have to come to terms with the fact that no one will come out a winner if they resort to military action.
Editorials Jul 25, 2017
Confrontation in the Himalayas
The distrust and the ensuing competition between Asia's two largest nations — both armed with nuclear weapons — must be contained.
Commentary / World Jul 23, 2017
It's high noon in the Himalayas
by Mihir Sharma
Commentary / World Jul 20, 2017
Will the Doklam standoff lead to a second Sino-Indian war?
by Rajeesh Kumar
While domestic calculations hold New Delhi back from going to war with Beijing, in China's case it is its international image that prevents it from doing so.
Commentary / World Jul 4, 2017
Asia's colossus threatens a tiny state
by Brahma Chellaney
By waging stealth wars to accomplish political and military objectives, China is turning into a principle source of strategic instability in Asia.
National Jun 8, 2017
Princess Mako returns from nine-day trip to Bhutan
Princess Mako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, returned to Japan on Thursday after a nine-day official trip to Bhutan. The princess arrived in the morning on a commercial flight that landed at Tokyo's Haneda airport. During her stay in Bhutan, the 25-year-old princess, clad ...
National Jun 4, 2017
Princess Mako attends Bhutan flower exhibition as part of nine-day tour
Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, attended the opening ceremony of the Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition in the Bhutanese capital of Thimphu on Sunday. The 25-year-old daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko is on a nine-day visit to Bhutan at ...
National May 31, 2017
Princess Mako begins a nine-day official visit to Bhutan
Princess Mako, the first grandchild of Japanese Emperor Akihito, on Wednesday left Tokyo's Haneda airport for a nine-day official visit to Bhutan, during which she is expected to meet with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. It is the third official visit abroad by the 25-year-old ...
National May 9, 2017
Princess Mako to visit Bhutan in third official overseas visit
Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, will travel to Bhutan next month, where she is expected to visit a flower exhibition and meet with King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. The trip was approved Tuesday in a Cabinet meeting. It will be her third official ...
National May 3, 2016
Kyoto doctor part of team that attended Bhutan royal birth
by Hiroyasu Takayama
When the queen of Bhutan, Jetsun Pema, gave birth to her first child in early February, a pediatrician from Japan was part of the delivery team. "I was treated the same way as Bhutanese doctors and allowed to attend Queen Pema's delivery," 41-year-old Yoriko Nishizawa ...
World Mar 30, 2016
Prince William and wife to visit Taj Mahal, pay respects at terrorist-hit Mumbai hotel
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are embarking on what is seen as one of their most ambitious tours to date — taking in the Taj Mahal as well as visiting the Mumbai hotel targeted by gunmen in the 2008 attacks that killed 166 ...