Asia

Comedian John Oliver’s recent segment on the lack of attention by the US media on the Indian election is well worth watching, both for its humor and insight. The nine-phase election in India, the most expansive the world has ever witnessed, is now underway, polling the globe’s largest democracy over a period of 36 days. Beyond the appeal of a democracy exercising its right to free and fair elections, the sheer logistics of registering, polling, and counting the votes of the eligible 814 million Indians is a story in its own right. And yet, it is true that you would be hard-pressed to find much in-depth coverage.

As the leadership in China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Myanmar, and even the US State Department has recently shifted, former Aspen St

Beginning today, and continuing over the next three days, the Aspen Strategy Group and the Aspen Institute India are gathering a high-level

The Chinese will tell you that bamboo is resilient, its root systems self-propagating, and its form reflective of local conditions. Among the hardiest plants, producing the most durable woods, the strength of bamboo comes from its flexibility. Once planted it is difficult to suppress.

During a joint press conference with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the Government Guesthouse in Hanoi, Vietnam, US Secr

During remarks delivered this past Memorial Day at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., President Obama drew attention to the remai

This past November, a delegation of outstanding American cultural figures including Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma traveled to Beijing to take pa

The Dalai Lama said last week that he will step down as political leader of the Tibet-in-exile government but will remain as the spiritual l

I recently picked up my visa for today's long -- very long -- trip to Vietnam as part of The Aspen Institute's support for the US-Vietnam Di