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Tourists take in the view of the Forbidden City from atop Coal Hill in Jingshan Park, north of the former imperial palace on a smoggy day in Beijing on December 10, 2009. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images)

China’s Environmental Movement: A Journalist’s Perspective

Journalist Liu Jianqiang discussed his investigative stories on the ecological impact and displacement of people by China's hydroelectric projects.

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US and Indian flags fly on Rajpath in front of India Gate in New Delhi. (Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images)

Asia and America - Two Tracks, One Future

Vishakha Desai compares the prevailing public mood in India and the US.

 
Boston University Professor Adil Najam (pictured) and C. Raja Mohana, Kissinger Scholar at the Library of Congress, discuss the possible outcomes of India-Pakistan peace talks. (2 min., 10 sec.)

India and Pakistan: Back from the Brink?

A panel of experts talks about the prospects for peace between the rival nations.

 
Ashraf Ghani, 2009 Afghan presidential candidate, at the Asia Society in New York, December 8, 2009. (Asia  Society)

Can President Obama’s New Afghanistan Strategy Succeed?

Experts weigh in on Obama's decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

 
Barbara Demick at the Asia Society New York Center on Jan. 7, 2010.

Barbara Demick on 'Nothing to Envy'

The journalist talks about her new book 'Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea.'