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1. In 2025, the Korean Peninsula experienced major political and strategic changes marked by instability in South Korea and deepening inter-Korean hostility.

2. Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached and formally removed from office by the Constitutional Court on 4 April 2025.

1. In 2025, Japan faced persistent inflation, a weakened yen, leadership instability, and rising regional security tensions linked to China and Taiwan.

2. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned on 7 September 2025 after electoral setbacks and political criticism over tariff negotiations with the United States.

1. In 2025, Southeast Asia faced political transitions, economic pressures, and security challenges amid growing US–China strategic rivalry.

2. ASEAN centrality faced increasing pressure due to China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea, instability in Myanmar, and Cambodia–Thailand border tensions.

1. In 2025, the Indo-Pacific witnessed increasing strategic competition and a shift from broad multilateralism toward minilateral and issue-based coalitions.

2. Regional states increasingly focused on functional cooperation in areas such as maritime domain awareness, semiconductor supply chains, logistics interoperability, and undersea infrastructure protection.

1. In 2025, West Asia experienced major instability due to the Gaza War, the Iran–Israel conflict, and the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria.

2. The Gaza War created a severe humanitarian crisis, with more than 66,000 deaths, around two-thirds of whom were civilians.

1. In 2025, Central Asian countries strengthened regional cooperation, economic diversification, and geopolitical balancing while emerging as a major Eurasian transit and energy hub.

2. The region continued following an intensified multi-vector foreign policy in 2025, balancing relations with Russia, China, the United States, the European Union, and other partners.

1. In 2025, Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power government under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake consolidated political authority after major victories in national and local elections.

2.The NPP secured around 3,927 seats and approximately 43 percent of the vote in the May 2025 local government elections.

1. In 2025, Pakistan’s political trajectory was shaped by a fragile post-election government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, closely aligned with the military establishment.

2. Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf remained popular on the streets but was effectively excluded from formal politics, with its leadership facing criminal cases.

1. In 2025, Nepal witnessed major political upheaval after youth-led Gen Z protests erupted in September and toppled the coalition government led by Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli.

2. After consensus among Gen Z groups, the Army Chief, and the President, former Chief Justice Sushila Karki was appointed as Interim Prime Minister.

1. In 2025, Myanmar remained under entrenched military rule led by the State Administration Council (SAC) under Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.

2. The SAC announced a timetable for general elections scheduled from 28 December 2025 to January 2026.