Beyond the Indus

The protest movement in Hong Kong continues amid concerns of a Chinese crackdown.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () speak to Shannon Tiezzi, ‘s editor-in-chief and resident China expert, about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong, the possibility of a crackdown by Beijing, and what lies ahead for Hong Kong. Read Tiezzi’s recent article on the possibility of the use of force by China in Hong Kong .

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What led to Kyrgyz special forces storming the compound of the country’s former president?

Catherine Putz, ‘s managing editor and Central Asia editor, joins Ankit Panda () to discuss the origins and implications of Kyrgyzstan’s ongoing political crisis as former President Almazbek Atambayev faces multiple charges, including for conspiracy to commit murder.

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Kashmir is about to enter a new era. What can the region expect?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss the consequences of the Indian government’s recent decision to bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir, ending decades of its special constitutional status. The discussion also addresses the geopolitical consequences of the Indian decision in the region.

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The optimism after the third Trump-Kim summit at Panmunjom quickly evaporated.

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss recent developments on the Korean Peninsula, including North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s inspection of a new ballistic missile submarine and continued North Korean missile tests.

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Arms control dies, great powers stir

Eric Gomez, a policy analyst for defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., and editor of , joins ‘s Ankit Panda () to discuss nuclear arms control, U.S.-China relations, and missile defense in the Asia-Pacific.

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What is the significance of China setting up its second overseas military base in Cambodia?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss recent reports that China is setting up an overseas naval base in Cambodia and the ongoing Vietnam-China standoff in the South China Sea.

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Luke Hunt speaks to Greg Barton about the subregion’s changing security environment.

The security environment in Southeast Asia has witnessed rapid change since the end of the Cold War, with various manifestations of this including the broadening of the notion of security to include climate change and sustainable development, the rise of more assertive China amid uncertainty about the U.S. regional role, and a mix of promise and peril in terms of the role of religion in politics.

To discuss these issues and more, Luke Hunt recently spoke to Greg Barton, a research professor at Monash University where he works on a range of issues affecting Southeast Asia including religion and counterterrorism, in addition to continuing to pursue his longstanding research on Indonesia. They talked about these issues as well as the broader trends and developments driving them across the region.

U.S. President Barack Obama’s former top Asia diplomat discusses the Belt and Road and Japan-South Korea tensions.

Danny Russel, vice president for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute and a former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, joins ‘s Ankit Panda () to discuss China’s Belt and Road. Russel is the lead author on a recent on the Belt and Road. The podcast also covers what role the United States might play in helping Japan and South Korea resolve their ongoing dispute.

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What’s at the core of rising Japan-South Korea tensions and what will it take for the two countries to walk back?

‘s Ankit Panda () and Prashanth Parameswaran () discuss Japan’s imposition of export controls on South Korea and the deepening bilateral rift between the two countries.

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Nearly two decades after terrorism struck Indonesia, survivors are still looking to realize their hopes for tranquility.

For almost 17 years, the survivors of the Bali bombings that hit Indonesia in 2002 – which heralded the rise of terrorism in a post September-11 environment in Southeast Asia – have had it tough. Carrying injuries that require constant medical care, they are often stigmatized even today. To help overcome their many issues, survivors want a peace park established on one of the bomb sites, opposite a memorial dedicated to those who died.

Thiolina Ferawaty Marpaung, from the Bali Peace Park Association, spoke with Luke Hunt in Denpasar at a regular meeting of survivors of the bombings. They talked about the legacy of the Bali bombings, including Thiolina’s personal experience and her ongoing efforts to help survivors, as well as the state of the plan for the Park itself.