Tokyo and Beijing’s latest row is over Chinese rigs that are drilling near—but not in—Japanese waters.

The U.S. eased an embargo on lethal arms sales to Vietnam, citing the country’s improved human rights record. But what the U.S. is really interested in here is countering China’s territorial aggression.

Indian PM Modi and Japanese PM Abe met in Kyoto to cement the two countries’ alliance in ways that China will not be happy to see: defense cooperation, a nuclear deal, and mutually beneficial infrastructural projects.

China may be gearing up for instability in its neighborhood. It’s beefing up its strategic reserves of crude oil at an “unprecedented” rate.

One of India’s top strategic thinkers argues for deep strategic and economic cooperation between India, Japan, and South Korea.