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Pakistan/United States: friend or foe?

Unease in Pakistan as leaked reports suggest it collaborated with the Taliban in Afghanistan. We take a look at how Pakistani officials and laymen really feel about the US. India's status as the pharmacy of the developing world comes under threat, while the authorities are reportedly working on a deal that could mark the end of generic drugs there. And our correspondent Cyril Payen brings us a special report from Cambodia, where art trafficking is rife.

Programme prepared by Laure Manent and Gregory White

28/06/2009 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Who are the Bassijis?

In this edition: a focus on the Iranian government's armed militia, the Bassidjis, and a portrait of Fatima Bhutto, the niece of the country's former Prime minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated two years ago.
14/06/2009 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Massive mobilisation of young people after the Iranian election

In this edition: Massive mobilisation of young people after the presidential election in Iran; weddings between South and North Koreans are booming; Indian government chases Naxalites, the 'enemy on the inside'.
07/06/2009 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

Twenty years fighting for the truth in Tiananmen

In this edition: Two decades after Tiananmen, the mothers of students killed in the 1989 uprising are still looking for justice. And in Sri Lanka, the war with the Tamil Tigers may be over but the number of civilians who perished remains unclear.
31/05/2009 - THE WEEK IN ASIA

North Korea flexes nuclear might

In this edition: North Koreas' nuclear capability is under scrutiny. The trial of Nobel laureat Aung San Suu Chi continues in Burma. And, In Pakistan the army steps up it's assault on Taliban militants.

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