China and the US are "peer powers" in Asia, as Beijing closes the gap in the region with Washington and records the highest diplomatic influence score among countries measured, an Australian think ...

Susannah Patton of the Lowy Institute discusses the think tank's 2025 Asia Power Index, saying the relationship between the U.S. and China is the most important factor for the region, adding there is ...

The Lowy Institute’s 2025 Asia Power Index, released on November 26, 2025, offers one of the most comprehensive assessments of how influence is distributed in the world’s most strategically dynamic ...

Operation Sindoor, besides other factors, has powered India to the status of a "major power" in Asia in the Asia Power Index 2025 of Lowy Institute. For the first time since the index was created by ...