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Nov 06 2025 
Kim Yong-nam, the last ceremonial leader of North Korea, has died at the age of 97
I am certain the Western propagandist idiots will mock this news, but I want to offer my perspective. While I’ve never met him, when I went to the DPRK in 2017, albeit only for 1 week (I do plan to return when possible), I saw a people who know their history and respect their leaders.
Eva… Continue reading
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Oct 26 2025 
Slices of Nepal, #3
“Suddenly, there were more cars, fewer shops, little foot traffic and no history. The car, television and, now, cellphone make being nowhere not just possible, but desirable.”
with gratitude to Linh Dinh at Postcards from the End.
Could Have Been, Can Be and Will Be Much Worse — Oct 22, 2025.
Should have rung one of those bells five or… Continue reading
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Oct 07 2025 
Bagram Airbase: Why Afghanistan Will Never Welcome Back the U.S.
Zamir Awan – Pakistan
When former U.S. President Donald Trump recently floated the idea of regaining control over Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, the statement instantly revived debates about the geopolitics of Central and South Asia. While such remarks may appear bold to some, they raise critical questions about feasibility, history, and the broader regional implications.… Continue reading
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Sep 22 2025 
US-Funded Unrest Targets 3 Asian Nations in 1 Month – Now Targeting the Philippines
The US has backed violent unrest in 3 Asian nations in just 1 month in a concerted regional effort to encircle and contain China.
The Philippines is the latest victim of US-sponsored unrest – with US National Endowment for Democracy-funded organizations leading and promoting the protests taking to the streets across the Philippines.
This is part of… Continue reading
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Aug 04 2025 
Indian Foreign Policy: Hostage to Egos of Modi and Trump
Pravin Sawhney at Force Magazine
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Jul 24 2025 
Sony Thang : Borders Thailand, Cambodia
There is no such thing as an apolitical border in Asia.
Every line was carved by a treaty we did not sign.
Every boundary etched by a war we did not start.
Every map drawn by an empire we did not invite.
And we still bleed from them.
The scars of colonial cartography are not relics.
They are open wounds.
Festering at… Continue reading
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Jul 24 2025 
Thailand and Cambodia (both ASEAN members): Serious new border clashes – century old dispute
This week’s clashes between Thai and Cambodian forces near the Ta Muen Thom and Ta Kwai temples are the latest flare-up in a century-old border dispute dating back to French colonial rule.
The Conflict Zone: The disputed areas lie in Surin Province (Thailand) and Oddar Meanchey Province (Cambodia), near the Dangrek Mountains. Both Ta Muen Thom… Continue reading
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Jul 16 2025
The China-Pakistan-Bangladesh Alliance for Peace, Development, and Regional Harmony
In a landmark development that could reshape the political and economic landscape of South Asia, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have emerged as a strategic triangle of cooperation, marked by a shared vision for peace, development, connectivity, and regional harmony. A recent joint statement issued after high-level trilateral engagements underlined their commitment to economic collaboration, multilateralism,… Continue reading
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Jun 04 2025 
The Kashmir Triangle: India, Pakistan, and China
Pravin Sawhney of FORCE Magazine clarifies & discloses a number of agreements, undercurrents & commitments which are not commonly discussed.
Six Observations:
India & Pakistan are closest to hot war
How the next hot war will be played out
China has replaced the US as dominant power in South Asia
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Jun 02 2025 
Kishore Mahbubani and Kanti Bajpai on India’s relations with China and Pakistan
After a hiatus, the Asian Peace Talks is back with our 9th episode. For this episode, Kishore Mahbubani speaks to one of the foremost experts on Indian foreign policy, Professor Kanti Bajpai, on India’s relations with China and Pakistan.
This episode was recorded on May 9, 2025, when the recent India-Pakistan conflict was still on-going.… Continue reading
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May 18 2025 
Unpacking India Pakistan Escalation: The Israel Nexus in Kashmir & Palestine w/ Abdulla Moaswes
Unpacking History. This is a very welcome discusison.
What connects Kashmir and Palestine?
Is India replicating Israel’s settler colonial model in Kashmir?
How does the latest India–Pakistan escalation shift the regional balance—and what role does Israel play?
In this episode of FloodGate, we speak with Abdulla Moaswes, a leading scholar of decolonization and settler colonialism, to… Continue reading
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May 10 2025 
The only winners in a Pakistan-India war is the United States and Western hegemony.
Brian Berletic
The US has been busy at work for decades fomenting division between Pakistan, India, and China as part of a divide and conquer strategy across Eurasia.
The British Empire had done so for generations beforehand.
The NED has been busy for years inside India-administered Kashmir stirring up trouble along with US-backed elements within Pakistan’s… Continue reading
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May 07 2025 
Brian Berletic and Carl Zha: The Rise of China and Southeast Asia
A wonderful discussion with many ‘on the street’ comments.
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