Asia

Less Nimitz, more MacArthur

America recreates a warfighting command in Japan

The threat from China hastens the biggest military transformation in the Pacific in decades

Pomp and preparation

Taiwan is beefing up its military exercises to counter China

The island’s new defence minister wants more practice and less performance

Banyan

Sheikh Hasina faces her biggest crisis in years

Bangladesh’s prime minister shuts down the country

What Modi 3.0 may mean

A weakened Narendra Modi subsidises jobs and doles out pork

The prime minister has had to compromise after a disappointing election

Japanese defence

Is this a new age of warrior Japan?

The country is spending more on its armed forces. But not everyone is on board

Indo-Chinese relations

The epic bust-up between China and India could be ending

Witness calm in the Himalayas, diplomatic charm offensives and thickening trade links

To ban or not to ban

Imran Khan comes under further pressure in Pakistan

The government and the generals who back it want to outlaw his party

Too much and not enough

Climate change is making the monsoon more dangerous

People in South Asia and India can expect more extreme weather

Politics in Japan

Social-media populists have arrived in Japan

A small-town mayor shakes up Tokyo’s election

No business like sow business

The world’s next food superpower

Farming in India should be about profits and productivity, not poverty