Asia

The Japanese economy is recovering faster than expected from disaster. Can broader reform come quickly too? (12)

• • Japanese carmakers are shaken. That helps their rivals
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• • Naoto Kan seeks to tap into the nation’s energy-saving mood
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• • The graphic details
  • Daily chart
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An egregious case, even by Indonesian standards, drives the president's party to act (2)

• • A rogue tax official enthralls and appals a rapt nation (Nov 2010)
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• • A special report on Indonesia (Sep 2009)

Pakistan’s dangerous fondness for jihadis, the Taliban and nuclear weapons is rooted in its fears of India (138)

• • The world's most dangerous border
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• • An interactive map of Indian, Pakistani and Chinese border disputes
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• • Videographic: A brief history of the Kashmir conflict

An elected leader is the last Tibetan China wants to talk to (258)

• • The Dalai Lama resigns
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• • The indispensable incarnation
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• • Topic page: Tibet

As Myanmar’s isolation eases, Karen who fled worry they may be forced to return (6)

• • Dubious elections as pretext for a mass deportation (Oct 2010)
  • Banyan
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• • More grief for the Rohingyas (Nov 2009)
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India's government provides safety "nets" to stop you hitting rock bottom, not "ropes" to break your fall or "ladders" to help you climb - Free exchange (31)

Lee Kuan Yew has his own way of retiring (79)

• • Low expectations
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• • Repent, sinners, if thou shalt vote for the opposition
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• • A distant dream
  • Multimedia

Civilian leaders and the United States put pressure on the beleaguered generals (63)

• • Even China's all-weather friendship with Pakistan has its limits
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• • Banyan: The insanity clause
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• • What ordinary Pakistanis think
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The politics of hunger in a brutal place (22)

• • Thrillers set in North Korea
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• • Not the Pyongyang Times (Jan 2011)
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• • It will take more than fireworks and gymnastics to maintain the Kim dynasty’s grip (Oct 2010)
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When victory for Congress feels like defeat - Banyan (27)

• • India's vanishing Communists (Apr 2011)
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Rare in this part of the world, an outside body is allowed to peer in (2)

• • Stalin's harvest (Jun 2010)
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• • Parliamentary elections may not calm simmering ethnic tensions (Sep 2010)
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It’s been a long slog, but Afghanistan may at last be able to contemplate more stable government (18)

• • Afghanistan is doing a little better; Barack Obama should not rush out of it
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• • A crucial year for Afghanistan (Jan 2011)
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