These are websites related to the region extending for the most part from Afghanistan, Pakistan and the central Asian states east to and including the Pacific Ocean. Any sites pertaining to the United States, Russia or Iran which deal primarily with those countries' activities in Asia will also be found here.

Asia Observer (www.asiaobserver.com)

Numerous links to news articles and other resources.

Asian Development Bank (www.adb.org)

A multilateral institution dedicated to fighting poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. The website contains a wealth of economic information and statistics on the countries of the region.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (www.apecsec.org.sg)

A forum for facilitating economic growth and cooperation in the region.

Royal Australian Navy (www.navy.gov.au)

Well-designed and highly informative website covering all aspects of the RAN. Detailed ship information and an outstanding photo gallery are among the many features.

Bangkok Post (www.bangkokpost.com)

The Government of Brunei Darussalam (www.brunei.gov.bn)

Official website.

Government Information Office, Republic of China (www.gio.gov.tw)

An outstanding source of general information on Taiwan’s history, people, government, policies and economy. The site goes into great detail on Taiwan’s relationship with the People’s Republic of China.

DAWN (www.dawn.com)

Online version of Pakistan's most widely circulated English language newspaper.

East-West Center (www.eastwestcenter.org)

Publically funded organization that conducts research and educational programs related to issues of concern to the Asia/Pacific region.

European Centre on Pacific Issues (www.ecsiep.org)

Provides access to very valuable historical and other relevant material on political events and developments in the Central and South Pacific.

Korea Institute for Defense Analyses (KIDA) (www.kida.re.kr)

Conducts research into issues relevant to the security of South Korea and the surrounding region. The site provides access to the excellent Korean Journal of Defense Analysis (KJDA).

Republic of Maldives (www.maldives-info.com)

Official website; offers some general information.

Pacific Campaign for Disarmament and Security (PCDS) (www.island.net/~pcdsres)

NGO which advocates non-military solutions to conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region.

Government of Pakistan web portal (www.pak.gov.pk)

Press Statement for North Korea’s Weapons Programmes: A Net Assessment (www.iiss.org/showdocument.php?docID=324 ) Added on 24 Jan. 2004

Summary of a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on North Korea’s WMD and ballistic missile programs, released in January 2004 (In PDF format).

Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (www.rcss.org)

NGO based in Colombo, Sri Lanka and consisting of experts from the Indian subcontinent which studies issues related to conflict in the sub-region. The website provides access to some excellent papers.

Government of Sri Lanka Official Web Portal (www.gov.lk)

Royal Thai Government (www.thaigov.go.th)

Official website.

Taiwan Security Research (taiwansecurity.org)

Exhaustive resource for news reports and articles, from a myriad of sources, on every aspect of the China-Taiwan conflict.

Turkmenistan.ru (eng.turkmenistan.ru)

Contains a vast collection of news articles on Turkmenistan.

State Authority’s Portal of the Republic of Uzbekistan (www.gov.uz)

Official website.

China

ChinaDaily.com.cn (www.chinadaily.com.cn)

China’s first news website and one of its most popular. The site offers considerable breadth of coverage. Editorially, the reports seem to reflect government positions.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (www.info.gov.hk)

Informative and well-organized official website.

Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (www.macau.gov.mo)

Informative and well-organized official website.

Permanent Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations (www.china-un.ch/eng)

This site is a good starting point for researching the Chinese government’s official positions and rationale on major policy issues.

India

Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) (www.sas.upenn.edu/casi)

Research institution at the University of Pennsylvania, US. The website has a number of good papers, with contributors including Indian and American experts.

Embassy of India (www.indianembassy.org)

Offers some India-related news and links.

Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (www.idsa.in)

New Delhi based think tank devoted to military strategy, foreign policy and other areas relevant to the security of India.

Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) (www.ipcs.org)

Excellent website of an India-based think tank devoted to security-related issues in South Asia. The many articles and other resources allow examination of regional issues from different angles and facilitate additional research.

The Times of India (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

Japan

Cabinet Office, Government of Japan (www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html)

Office established in 2001 as part of reforms aimed at improving the functioning of the Cabinet.

Hiroshima Peace Site (www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp)

This excellently designed website of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is well worth a visit.

Japan Center for International Exchange (www.jcie.or.jp)

Offers many valuable articles and materials written by experts dealing with regional diplomatic and security-related issues. Go to the Global ThinkNet page (www.jcie.or.jp/thinknet/index.html).

Japan Defense Agency (JDA) (www.jda.go.jp)

Excellent website of the Japanese military. Japanese military policy is thoroughly explained.