Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
China sets up new county in Xinjiang near PoK, Afghan borderChina has created a new county named Cenling in Xinjiang. This area is strategically located near Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Afghanistan...
12 Apr, 2026, 04.11 PM IST
An international debut: Meet the 13-year-old 'front runner' who may succeed North Korea's Kim Jong UnKim Jong Un's daughter, Ju Ae, believed to be around 13, made her first foreign trip to Beijing, attending a military parade in China. This...
03 Sep, 2025, 08.40 AM IST
North Korea sees more use of cell phones, WiFi networks: US researchersMartyn Williams and Natalia Slavney of the Washington-based Stimson Center's 38 North programme say their latest study on digital communica...
15 Nov, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
CAATSA sanctions against India will trigger significant blowback, warns influential US think tankIn its report, Stimson Center has suggested that the US should either apply full waiver or only light and symbolic sanctions. The US initia...
21 Nov, 2021, 10.47 PM IST
Two Indian-American women appointed to key positions at US Mission to UNChatterjee will serve as a senior policy advisor to the US Ambassador to the UN, while Gorur has been appointed as policy advisor at the mi...
29 Jan, 2021, 10.02 AM IST
'I have failed,' says Kim Jong Un; shows tearful side in confronting North Korea's hardshipsThough the young leader has consolidated his rule over the isolated nation with ruthless purges, North Korea watchers say he has also sough...
13 Oct, 2020, 08.21 AM IST
US defence planners must appreciate India’s dependence on Russian arms: American think-tank scholarSameer Lalwani, a senior fellow for Asia strategy and director of the South Asia Program at the Stimson Center, in a recent article titled ...
21 Jul, 2020, 07.23 PM IST
Peace in Kabul only via Kashmir: Pakistan tells USReferring to the lackluster response that they received during their visit to Washington DC, Michael Krepon of the Stimson Centre asked as ...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.36 PM IST
US think-tanks ask Pakistan to sign Test Ban Treaty without waiting for IndiaThe think-tanks presented the findings ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to the US and his talks with US President Barack Obama ...
12 Jul, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
Pakistan has lost benefit of the doubt abroad: US think tankWhen Pakistan crossed the nuclear threshold, Rawalpindi had the choice of shutting down militant, anti-India groups.
17 Oct, 2016, 10.01 PM IST
Indian-American appointed to key position in US think tankThe Stimson Centre yesterday announced the appointment of Sameer Lalwani as Deputy Director for its South Asia programme.
18 Aug, 2015, 01.21 PM IST
Barack Obama brings new leadership at White House for South AsiaIn his new role, Lavoy will advise the President and National Security Advisor Susan Rice on national security and foreign policy matters .
30 Mar, 2015, 12.44 PM IST
Pakistan’s Nuclear programme prone to security risks: US ReportFor India, Pak's nuclear programme spells a double whammy as the current doctrine calls for a massive retaliation in case of a nuclear stri...
21 Mar, 2015, 07.00 AM IST
United States' scholars laud Pakistan's efforts to combat violenceUS scholars have called on Pakistan's military & intelligence services to focus their attention over those who carry out acts of violence.
20 Jun, 2014, 09.39 AM IST
Conference on maritime trade and security in Chennai from tomorrowThe conference - Sea Change: Evolving Maritime Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region would also be held in Kochi on June 12.
09 Jun, 2014, 04.31 PM IST
US think tank launches website to encourage India-Pak dialogueAn American think-tank has launched a bloggers website to encourage dialogue between India and Pakistan.
05 Sep, 2013, 10.33 AM IST