Unfamiliar Asia - Lopburi Monkey Festival 🐒 The town of Lopburi dates back more than 1,000 years and was even mentioned in Marco Polo's travel accounts. Today, this festival is one of its most distinctive. Find out more here - https://t.co/cryfPNyNie #thailand

Lawyer Javed Gaya traces the roots of #India’s majoritarian politics, exploring how decisions from Partition to the present have shaped nationalism, federalism, and minority rights in modern India. Read here - https://t.co/u6dQ7lR8JL

Syria: Post-Assad - join us for this online lecture with Charles Lister, marking one year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, hosted by Dr Rim Turkmani on 9 December 2025 at 14.00 GMT. Find out more and register here - https://t.co/XorLy2saZJ

The Uzbek Spring is the story that takes centre stage in my newly-published book Silk Mirage, based on my 24 years of variously living in, travelling around and reporting from the country. Read all about it in my piece for the @RSAsianAffairs https://t.co/HalETIaz7H

Journalist @joannalillis explores Uzbekistan’s shift from dictatorship to fragile reform, tracing Islam Karimov’s legacy, Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s rise, and the country’s pursuit of a “New Uzbekistan.” Read here – https://t.co/XunTMibnwb

Silk Mirage: Through the Looking Glass in Uzbekistan - join us for this online Reading Room discussion with author @joannalillis, hosted by @sophieibbotson_ on 2 December 2025 at 17.30 GMT. Find out more and register for free here - https://t.co/Ku6M0SDfAh

Nasuh Uslu (@nasuhuslu1), Maksat Ajykan Uulu & Zalina Adobasheva of the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University (@manasuniv) compare the food and drink cultures of the Tuvan and Kyrgyz people and discover a legacy of the past. Find here - https://t.co/8SGOi2toMU

Fiona Katherine Smith (@fionaknaeem) of @HumboldtUni finds out what Chorkhona handbags and ‘made in China’ toqe can tell us about Pamiri cultural resilience in times of rupture. Find here - https://t.co/0k2DTqHqVU

Suman Das of @GauhatiUniv asks why India is scoring so low when it comes to deploying cricket in its soft power initiatives towards Nepal. The potential is there but the finishing is poor. Find here - https://t.co/83WvRwbW9l

Following a bruising confrontation with Israel and the US earlier this year, #Iran's regional influence is waning. @RoushJackW explains how Tehran is turning to cultural diplomacy to project nationalism and shore up ties with Armenia. Read here - https://t.co/MlRUjvC8GT

Mordechai Chaziza of the @UofHaifa looks at China's Role in the energy transition of Gulf Cooperation Council states and finds that it is both propping up the old world and enabling the new one. Find here - https://t.co/hn0HCNfjtq

Being a Foreign Academic Imprisoned in Thailand - join us for this online lecture with @pwchambers3699, hosted by @bill_hayton on 20 November 2025 at 15.00 GMT. Find out more and register here - https://t.co/30xvEngSh9

Amit Ranjan of @NUSingapore & @ISASNus discusses the ‘two-level game’ over the Ganga/Ganges Waters Treaty between India and Bangladesh and how renewal of this crucial agreement is being stymied by domestic politics. Find here - https://t.co/Ozg3lJweEP

Tim Summers of @CUHKofficial & @CCS_CUHK investigates the politics of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, 2014-2024 and how it has been wielded as a diplomatic tool by both China and the UK well beyond its actual wording. Find here - https://t.co/YwZSZ1GWqf

Unfamiliar Asia - Pushkar Fair ☸️ Today marks the midway point of this week-long extravaganza of colorful and vibrant exhibitions, exciting competitions and fascinating events. Find out more here - https://t.co/g4ClI28qXw #india

The latest issue of Asian Affairs is out: Pakistan judiciary, Hong Kong Joint Declaration, Ganges Water Treaty, Bangladesh public opinion, China and the GCC, cricket in India-Nepal ties, Pamiri cultural resilience & Kyrgyz-Tuva food connections - see https://t.co/UDA2OX6F7U

Beijing and Shanghai are household names but what about Tianjin? Sean Paterson takes us on a whistle stop tour of the city's modern history and explains why this cosmopolitan city should be a go to destination when visiting #China. Read here - https://t.co/Ya7uK1kEB2

Are you aged 21-28 and working on research or a project related to colonialism, exploration, technology, or memory politics in the context of #Asia? The RSAA Travel Awards 2026 could help fund your travel plans. Find out more and apply here - https://t.co/UtFwDebkxj

Trump 2.0 US Policy Towards Asia - join us on 7 November 2025 for day two of our online conference hosted with the FCDOA and @AsianStudies. Three panel discussions will look at US policy towards Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and East Asia. Find out more https://t.co/P0T6zHneYH

Trump 2.0: US Policy Towards Asia - join us on 6 November 2025 for day one of our online conference hosted with the FCDOA and @AsianStudies. Three panel discussions looking at US policy towards India and South Asia, China, and Central Asia. Find out more https://t.co/P0T6zHneYH