In Narendra Modi's India, argues Stanford Professor Thomas Blom Hansen, "structural violence" may replace "open violence" toward Muslims and other minorities.
Traditional, colorful, oil-paper umbrellas clustered like flowers in Luang Prabang, Laos on May 10, 2014. (Attila Terbócs/ Flickr)
Iranian American artist Shiva Ahmadi offers insight into "Lotus," expanding on the work's political undertones, stylistic inspirations, and the physical process of production.
A large group of people trek carrying personal belongings through Ladakh, India on July 10, 2014. (Christopher Michel/ Flickr)
In remote northwestern China, Kazakh herdsmen complete a long migration each year through the Gobi Desert.
This giant panda, native to south central China, strolls through a park in Chengdu province, China on May 27, 2014. (Andrew and Annemarie/Flickr)
The merger of the U.S.–China Consultation on People-to-people Exchange with the Strategic and Economic Dialogue makes perfect sense, writes Asia Society's Jeff Wang.
Noted journalist and immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas was detained on Tuesday by Customs and Border Patrol in Texas. At Asia Society in May, he revealed his intentions to "disrupt" commonly-held beliefs towards immigration.
Crisis management expert Celina Agaton provides an update on urban recovery efforts following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and offers a potentially life-saving prediction.
Three schoolboys walk and talk on a street in Nagore, India on May 1, 2014. (Nagoor Dargah/Flickr)