TIMEasia Magazine: A Slow Thaw

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The Trouble with Thailand
Bombings in Bangkok cap an unhappy year for the Land of Smiles, which has been roiled by a coup, economic-policy miscues and an ongoing Muslim insurgency

Indonesia's Perilous Skies
As rescuers continue the search for a downed Indonesian airliner, some say the country's aviation industry has grown too far, too fast

Can the Afghans Defend Themselves?
As in Iraq, an exit strategy for foreign troops depends on building up the Afghan army. But recruiting new soldiers is growing more difficult

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Photos: The Siachen Glacier
A look at life on the front line of the world's highest battlefield

Battleground
India and Pakistan have wrestled over the Siachen Glacier for two decades

War at the Top of the World
Thawing relations between India and Pakistan have brought a cease-fire to the strife-torn Siachen Glacier. Will hostilities remain on ice?

The Two Indias
A Nation Divided
[12/06/2004]

Pakistan's President
The World's Toughest Job
[07/22/2002]

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FROM THE JULY 11, 2005 ISSUE OF TIME MAGAZINE; POSTED MONDAY, JULY 4, 2005