Long-tail boats float on Ao Nang beach in Thailand's Krabi Province on February 10, 2012.
Asia Society's Mike Kulma says Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to the U.S. is a coming-out party for the presumptive new president that will do little to address thorny issues in China-U.S. relations.
Photography Erik Messori documents illegal coal mining in Eastern India and the health hazards affecting the population.
India has much to gain from its strategic policy with respect to intervention in intra-state conflict, writes Andrew Billo.
Asia Society Asia 21 Fellow says winning an Academy Award allows "people to see a different side of Pakistan, even if it is just for one night."
Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, foreign editor of the Hindustan Times and Asia Society associate fellow, says India's involvement in the Maldives' political turmoil is a way for New Delhi to show not just its regional, but global leadership ability.
"Beyond a small number of people in Phnom Penh, no one really cares about what is happening to the Khmer Rouge in the tribunal," says former U.S. ambassador to the U.N. and Asia Society Associate Fellow Sichan Siv.
Contrasts between the way some diplomatic topics are thought about on opposite sides of the Pacific can be striking, and these different worldviews can complicate meetings between leaders, writes Jeffrey Wasserstrom.