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From the Asia-Pacific to the world.
New section. Politics gathers the Herald's coverage of elections, governments and the fights over who holds power across the Indo-Pacific — separate from the Analysis desk's longer-form explainers and the Profiles section's people-and-institutions format.

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Politics · Nepal

The Government Gen Z Elected Faces Its Own 100-Day Test

Balen Shah went from rapper-engineer to prime minister on a wave of youth anger at corruption. His first 100 days are closing, and the movement that elected him is starting to ask what's actually changed.

July 2, 2026

Politics · South Asia

The Bill That Fell 54 Votes Short: Inside India's Delimitation Standoff

A Modi government constitutional amendment failed in the Lok Sabha for the first time in 12 years — and the north-south seat fight underneath it is far from over.

July 2, 2026

Politics · East Asia

Japan's Immigration Fight Moves to the Right of the Government Itself

Sanseito wants to abolish Japan's Immigration Services Agency, outflanking a prime minister already running the hardest immigration line of any postwar Japanese leader.

July 2, 2026

Politics · Security

The Junta's Countdown: Inside Myanmar's 100-Day Gambit

Min Aung Hlaing's 100-day peace ultimatum, and why nearly every armed group that matters has already said no.

July 1, 2026

Politics · Security

13,000 Accounts, 860,000 Messages: Inside China's Alleged Campaign to Shape Taiwan's Local Elections

Taiwan's spy agency says its government network was hit more than 173 million times in three months. The interference has moved from national elections to a mid-sized county's mayoral race.

July 2, 2026