James Oaten is the ABC's North Asia correspondent, covering Japan, South Korea and North Korea. He was previously the ABC's South Asia correspondent based in New Delhi. During this time, he covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively, including India's catastrophic Delta surge in 2021, and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. James has previously worked as a broadcast and digital journalist in ABC newsrooms in Melbourne and Darwin, as well as for flagship current affairs programs 7.30 and AM.