Pakistan plays a triple game...; As the U.S. scales back pressure on Islamabad; AQ takes a backseat in Afghanistan; Pentagon report touches on China-India conflict

U.S.-India defense trade up but treaties stalled; Wikileaks fingers ISI support for Taliban; Pak slammed by worst floods in 80 yrs; India walks fine line with Burma

New U.S. base in northern Afghanistan?; Pak cracks down on Punjabi Taliban, sort of; India considers beefing up border presence even more; Headley tells India ISI involved in Mumbai

India eases defense purchasing; Maoists get their wish, Nepal PM resigns; Afghanistan draws closer to Pakistan; Al Qaeda down to 500 or less; Controversial new media law in Pakistan

New law targets Maoist supporters in India; Afghan civilians pay war toll; Outreach to Burma falters; New report condemns ISI links to Taliban; India has an eye on SCO expansion

So close, but so far away; Controversial nuke deal for Pak-China; Water disputes rise to the top of the Indo-Pak agenda; Drone math

Pak draws down troops from Kashmir; Maoist protests paralyze Nepal; India and Pak eye navy upgrades; India and China bring water issues into the open

Taliban turn to Tehran for training; Hezb-i-Islami makes an offer in Afghanistan; Assessment of Bangladesh militancy; Maoists up the stakes against New Delhi

Nato courting Moscow for Afghan assistance; Pakistan's constitution gets a makeover; More hardware to Sino-Indian border; New intel satellite for India; Iran and Pakistan reach deal on "Peace Pipeline"

LeT in America's sight's; Maoists respond to Operation Green Hunt; CIA and ISI draw closer; In arms sales, U.S. doesn't discriminate

QDR supports expanded role for India; China's influence grows in Nepal at Tibetans expense; India launches major offensive against Maosists; Embracing the drone in Afghanistan

SORE WINNERS IN SRI LANKA; INDIA WARMS TO TALKS WITH THE TALIBAN; BOMB BLAST IN PUNE BREAKS INDIAN PEACE; INDIAS BM PROGRAM RAISES EYEBROWS IN ASIA

WAZIRISTAN WON, BUT NO MORE FOR NOW; INDIA TRIPLES ITS ORDER FOR RUSSIAN MIGS...; ... AND URGES DOMESTIC FIRMS TO ENTER ARMS MARKET; PAKISTAN GETS ITS DRONES

RUSSIAN NUKE SUB TO INDIA ON 10 YEAR LEASE; A RECORD YEAR FOR VIOLENCE IN PAK; INDIA FEARS CHINA'S CYBER ARMY; ABYSMAL STATE OF PAK PUBLIC EDUCATION

KARACHI MOVES INTO TALIBAN CROSSHAIRS; VIOLENCE RETURNS TO KASHMIR; IN NEPAL, MAOISTS PUSH THE ENVELOPE; AFGHAN INTEL FAILURES EXPOSED

India reaffirms nuclear deterrent; Pakistan-Iran spat over Jundullah; Nepal: crisis deepens, Maoists blame India

LeT alive and kicking; India and Russia come to terms on aircraft carrier; Nepal inching toward crisis; Quadrilateral security for Asia... sort of

Nepal's Maoists stand behind Naxalites; Afghan Taliban humbled; South Asian proliferation; IPI missing an "I"... for now

Amid tensions, India fortifies border with China...; ...while China looks to play the Kashmir card; Bangladesh shuts the door on Hizb-ut Tahrir; MRAP gets a makeover for Afghanistan

Pak: We want PEACE without the strings; Advanced U.S. aircraft to India; Indian embassy in Afghanistan struck for second time; Sri Lanka: civil war over but defense budget rising

New Delhi courts Maldives for Indian Ocean expansion; Tables turned in Swat; Nepal muzzles Tibetan protesters; U.S. Irked at Pak modifying missiles

A China-U.S.-Japan dialogue?;
Thai mosque attack shrouded in mystery

A new training ground for South Asian radicals;
Seoul, Tokyo respond to Pyongyang

Russia, Japan mend fences;
Sri Lanka's counterterrorism victory

Strengthening the U.S.-Japanese alliance;
Keeping AfPak on track

Carrots and sticks, North Korean style;
Sri Lanka's military presses its advantage

Protesters torpedo ASEAN summit;
A bailout for Pakistan

Thailand-Cambodia tensions on the rise;
Pakistan pushes back (against Washington)

Afghan supply routes... through Iran?;
Solidarity with Manila

Missile fears in East Asia;
Carrots and sticks for the Taliban

The LTTE on the ropes;
Abu Sayyaf: back in action

A rising death toll in Afghanistan;
Islamabad cuts a deal with the Islamists

Gaming North Korea's future stability;
Karzai on the outs

The next Kim;
The Taliban does strategic communications

Indo-American missile defense talks inch forward;
The Afghan "surge" and the global economy

A repeat of Russian failures in Afghanistan?;
Rebuilding the U.S.-Pakistani military partnership

Pyongyang accuses Seoul of plotting a coup;
Pakistan military mobilized, post-Mumbai

Six Party Talks still stalled;
Realizing a Taliban/al-Qaeda rift

A "surge" for Afghanistan;
The LTTE on the ropes?

Communication blackout between the Koreas;
A more productive partner in Islamabad

Arming Pakistan's tribes;
Toward detente with the Taliban?

AMID TENSIONS, INDIA FORTIFIES BORDER WITH CHINA...; ... WHILE CHINA LOOKS TO PLAY THE KASHMIR CARD; BANGLADESH SHUTS THE DOOR ON HIZB-UT TAHRIR; MRAP GETS A MAKEOVER FOR AFGHANISTAN

A new nuclear partnership with India;
Taking a different tack toward the Taliban

 India's new counterterrorism strategy; Toward an Afghan "awakening"

North Korea reverts to type;
Japanese jitters over Russia

How Abu Sayyaf stays in business;
Turmoil in Thailand's south

The end of the LTTE?; Dimming hopes for a U.S.-India nuclear deal

Tokyo takes another look at defense policy;
Indian analyst: China "redefining warfare"

India draws closer to the junta;
Arrest reveals JI-Syria link

Bhutanese hit the polls; Jemaah Islamiyah's dependence on bin Laden