Just as India's showdown with Pakistan was spiralling out of control, it seems to be coming to a halt. After four days of escalating military clashes, they have agreed to a ceasefire. But will it hold? My story from Delhi with @cyalm in Islamabad

This India-Pakistan crisis looks unlike previous ones. With fighting at its worst since 1999, both are hitting military sites far beyond Kashmir. They're using drones and other high-end imported arms. And now the nuclear signalling has begun. With @cyalm

How a plan to sell two ports on the Panama Canal dragged Hong Kong's richest man into the US-China rivalry. On this week's Drum Tower podcast from The Economist, I join @EmmaIrving to explore why and how Xi Jinping might block the $23bn deal.

Can India and Pakistan control a new cycle of escalation? Our take in this week's Economist on the biggest Indian aerial attack on its neighbour in more than 50 years. By @shashj in London, @cyalm in Islamabad and me in Delhi.

Are India and Pakistan heading for war? For this week's Economist, @cyalm and I looked at India's options for military strikes and Pakistan's likely response. The short version: this standoff could be more perilous than the last major one, in 2019

How will India respond to last week's Kashmir attack? For The Economist, I look at India's options for military strikes on Pakistan. Modi faces public pressure to go beyond a 2019 airstrike. But some advisers want a calibrated response to avoid escalation

What happened to the China hawks? For the latest Economist, I look at the waning influence of conventional China hawks around Trump despite the trade war. His broader China goals are unclear but among advisers, homeland-focused "restrainers" are ascendant

I did an update on the Panama ports deal for this week's Economist. The signing's been postponed amid more signs of Chinese dissent. But has Xi made a final decision to block it or is he building leverage for broader talks with Trump on trade, Taiwan etc?

Why India sees opportunity as well as risk in Trump's trade war. It hopes to benefit from higher tariffs on China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and quickly seal a trade deal with the US. But domestic resistance could be stiff. My piece for this week's Economist

In this week's Drum Tower podcast for The Economist,.@aliceysu and I explore how China aims to capture Taiwan without even fighting a war. Might economic coercion, psychological warfare and political infiltration be enough?

To learn more, check out this analysis and other great work by @IBKardon who has been tracking China's overseas port network for years. Thanks also to @Jacob_T_Gunter at MERICS and @ZongyuanZoeLiu at the Council on Foreign Relations @CFR_org.

China has many informal ways to intervene in a deal that could almost halve its overseas port network and reshape maritime trade in America's favour. But doing so would intensify scrutiny of that port network & private Chinese companies. Maybe carve a few ports out of the deal?.

How far could Xi Jinping go to resist the Panama Canal port deal? For this week's Economist, I parse the latest signs of Chinese displeasure at BlackRock's planned purchase of 2 Panama ports and 41 others from Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison

This was a trip down memory lane, recalling my 1st trip from India to China in 1992 and my earlier postings in both. But we also chat about my eye-opening visit this month to a mega-factory opened near Delhi last year by Vivo, the Chinese maker of India's top-selling smartphones.

What if China & India became friends? I join.@aliceysu on The Economist's Drum Tower podcast this week to discuss whether India & China can grow closer economically after their October border deal -- and what that might mean for Asia and the world.

Might India take up Trump's new offer to sell it F-35 fighters? Could it pick Russia's Su-57? And do either meet India's immediate needs? For the latest Economist, I went to India's biggest airshow to witness the contest over the world's top arms importer

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Of 193 UN member states, 119 also now use China's preferred formula for backing its sovereignty claim over Taiwan. That's more than double the number in early 2023. For more details, check out this excellent new study by Australia's @LowyInstitute . .

In the latest Economist, I delve into China's stealthy campaign to win global support for its coercion of Taiwan. 70 countries now back "all" China's unification efforts without saying they should be peaceful. Most adopted the new wording since mid-2023.

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