Politics

Activists take part in a rally to support ethnic Madhesis and condemning killing protesters in Rajbiraj, during a demonstartion in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9.
Politics

Hindu nationalism could hinder modern development

After Modi's state poll victory, Nepal and other neighboring countries must deal with India's expanded influence

22 March 2017
Th opening ceremony of a railway link to Afghanistan in the Ymamnazar customs control point, Turkmenistan, in November 2016.
Politics

Russia-India rail link could undermine Suez Canal's importance

Expanding transport networks in Central Asia will help shape global routes

14 March 2017
Oil drilling services workers in the Kazakh town of Zhanaozen prepare to go on shift at dawn. (Photo by Naubet Bisenov)
Politics

Kazakhstan risks backlash over labor crackdown

International criticism could hamper government image-building effort

14 March 2017
Supporters of detained opposition politician Omurbek Tekebayev, the leader of the Ata Meken party, hold a rally in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Feb. 26.
Politics

Kyrgyzstan set for more unrest ahead of November elections

Detention of opposition leader sparks widespread protests against 'repression'

4 March 2017
A man tends a poppy field in eastern Afghanistan.
Politics

Hamish McDonald: Afghanistan's opium problem could also be a solution

It's time to revisit scuttled plans to license the deadly crop

2 March 2017
Mongolian Foreign Minister Tsend Munkh-Orgil and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a joint news conference at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Feb. 20.
21 February 2017
A man tends a poppy field in eastern Afghanistan.
Politics

Turning Afghan opium ills to good

Is it time to revisit plans to license some of the deadly crop?

13 February 2017
Mongolian Finance Minister Choijilsuren Battogtokh (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

Goodbye volatility, hello steady growth, says Mongolia's finance chief

IMF is helping set the stage for years of 6-8% growth

3 February 2017
Dawn breaks over a smog-shrouded Ulaanbaatar. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

Battered Mongolia faces make-or-break moment

Government reforms, commodity upswing set stage for an economic resurgence

2 February 2017
Mongolian Finance Minister Choijilsuren Battogtokh (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

Goodbye volatility, hello steady growth, says Mongolia's finance chief

IMF is helping set the stage for years of 6-8% growth

2 February 2017
Dawn breaks over a smog-shrouded Ulaanbaatar. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Economy

Battered Mongolia faces make-or-break moment

Government reforms, commodity upswing set stage for an economic resurgence

2 February 2017
The parliament building in Ulaanbaatar (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Politics

Mongolia's bumpy journey to independence

Former satellite state was long at the mercy of Russia and China

2 February 2017
Mongolian Prime Minister Jargaltulgyn Erdenebat, right, walks with Chairman of Parliament Miyeegombo Enkhbold in the legislative chamber.
Politics

Jargalsaikhan Dambadarjaa: 'Parasites' turning Mongolian democracy into cash cow

Prominent critic derides decades of corruption by country's leaders

2 February 2017
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu review a guard of honor at the Akorda presidential residence in Astana on Dec. 14, 2016.
Politics

Grumbling mounts over Kazakh showcase events

Long-time leader Nazarbayev 'using public funds to polish personality cult'

28 January 2017
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Finance

World Bank arm to make bond market debut

Institution turns to investors amid rising global insecurity

10 January 2017
Campaign groups allege that more than 1 million Uzbeks are conscripted to participate in the country's cotton harvest. (Courtesy of Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights)
Economy

EU set to back Uzbekistan trade pact

Labor abuses no longer seen as obstacle

13 December 2016
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5 December 2016
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis meet in Riga, Latvia on Nov. 4.
5 November 2016
Storm clouds hang low over the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region.
13 October 2016
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13 October 2016
Storm clouds hang low over the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia's South Gobi region.
12 October 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting with officials and businesspeople from both countries in Moscow on Dec. 24.
11 October 2016
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev casts his ballot in the Sept. 26 referendum.
8 October 2016
Islamic State has made the most of what the internet has to offer.
15 September 2016
The health of President Islam Karimov, seen here last November, was not openly discussed in Uzbekistan.
8 September 2016