Asia

A Canada–India trade agreement may seem modest in aggregate volume, but it is disproportionately important for Canada’s diversification strategy and North American supply‑chain resilience, especially in critical minerals, clean energy, and knowledge‑intensive

Marco Rubio’s May 2026 visit to India is not diplomatic pageantry; it is an attempt to re-anchor a relationship whose economic and security stakes are now systemic for both countries and for

The Trump‑Xi summit in Beijing was staged as a pageant of great‑power stability: honor guards on Tiananmen, children waving flags, two leaders speaking of partnership and peace. Yet the most consequential subject

Donald Trump is scheduled to make a state visit to China in mid‑May 2026, a trip widely seen as an attempt to stabilize a volatile but indispensable relationship between the world’s two

Pakistan’s sudden usefulness as a mediator between the United States and Iran maybe real for now, but it is unlikely to harden into a durable strategic partnership with Washington. The reason is

Every spring, a small fruit briefly reveals how globalization really works. Indian mangoes, especially Alphonso and Kesar varieties, arrive in the United States not as ordinary produce but as objects of longing,