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South Asia is a story of promise and peril where Asia’s conflicting forces of modernity and reaction meet head on. Home to a multitude of different cultures, ethnicities, and religions, The Diplomat's regional correspondents and experts will provide the insight you need to navigate one of the world's most consequential regions.
Sri Lankan President Visits India, Highlights Close Relations
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Last year’s economic crisis crippled the island nation, but it also provided India an opening to offset some of the inroads that China has made in Sri Lanka.
IS Claims Responsibility for Bombing at an Election Rally in Pakistan
By Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan
The attack targeted a Pakistani party that has close ties with the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban.
Navigating the Kuki-Meitei Conflict in India’s Manipur State
By Shruti Rathore
The failure of the government to act swiftly to stem the violence has deepened the ethnic divide and will make the conflict harder to resolve.
Why is Modi Scared of INDIA?
By Ashutosh
The name of the opposition alliance is a bold announcement that the BJP/RSS can’t claim India as their own as they are opposed to the very idea itself.
Is Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Merging Into al-Qaida?
By Abdul Basit
Why would the TTP, which was rejuvenated by the Taliban victory in Afghanistan, subsume itself into a group that is ideologically and operationally weaker?
Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 44 People, Wounds 200 in Northwest Pakistan
By Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan
The attack on a Jamiat Ulema Islam political rally in Bajur district was aimed at weakening political Islamists.
Why Nepal Needs to Debate the Role of Its Army
By Santosh Sharma Poudel
When political leaders commented recently about the need to rightsize the Nepal armed forces, former army chiefs and others bristled.
Political Storm Brews in Election-Bound Bangladesh
By Mubashar Hasan
Despite efforts by the government to decimate rivals, the opposition BNP is drawing huge crowds at rallies.
Shiite Kashmiris Hold Moharram Procession in Srinagar For the First Time in 3 Decades
By Aijaz Hussain
The lifting of the ban on such processions comes as the overall security situation improves in Kashmir, say authorities.
India and Japan to Collaborate in Building Semiconductors and Resilient Supply Chains
By Ashok Sharma
They also discussed ways to deepen defense and tech cooperation.
Delhi Drowns as Yamuna River Overflows
By Kavita Chowdhury
Rampant construction and illegal encroachments on the Yamuna floodplains caused the flooding of the Indian capital.
Sri Lanka’s Reconciliation Efforts Get Stuck in the 13th Amendment, Again
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Perhaps the path to reconciliation is a new amendment to the constitution, something most people can agree to.