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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.

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With China’s Help, Nepal Chips Away at Its India-lockedness

With China’s Help, Nepal Chips Away at Its India-lockedness

By Santosh Sharma Poudel
They have begun a feasibility study to build a railway line linking Kathmandu with Kerung in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
BJP Government’s Strategy on Implementation of Citizenship Law

BJP Government’s Strategy on Implementation of Citizenship Law

By Mridugunjan Deka
Implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is being advanced incrementally and in a non-dynamic fashion.

Pakistan and the US Join Hands Against the Pakistani Taliban

Pakistan and the US Join Hands Against the Pakistani Taliban

By Umair Jamal
Pakistan will be wary of becoming a staging post for U.S. counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan as this would worsen its already testy ties with the Taliban regime.

To Please the IMF, Sri Lanka is Cutting Troop Numbers

To Please the IMF, Sri Lanka is Cutting Troop Numbers

By Rathindra Kuruwita
Instead, it should retrain its soldiers and redeploy them in policing, peacekeeping, and disaster rescue and relief roles.

Taliban Erasing Women From Society in Afghanistan

Taliban Erasing Women From Society in Afghanistan

By Baktash Siawash
As Afghan women are being erased from society in Taliban-run Afghanistan, all Afghans will suffer. 
Pushpa Kamal Dahal Heads New Government in Nepal

Pushpa Kamal Dahal Heads New Government in Nepal

By Santosh Sharma Poudel
His party, which won only 11 percent of the vote, heads a new seven-party coalition of parties that share little other than a lust for power.

India’s Global Ambitions Begin at Home

India’s Global Ambitions Begin at Home

By Chietigj Bajpaee
Does the grand rhetoric of India’s foreign policy aspirations match the reality of the country’s domestic reform momentum?
Indian, Chinese Army Commanders Meet to End Border Standoff

Indian, Chinese Army Commanders Meet to End Border Standoff

By Ashok Sharma
There is no indication whether a breakthrough in the impasse was achieved but the meeting is expected to reduce tensions.

As TTP Attacks Mount, Pakistan Runs out of Patience With Afghan Taliban

As TTP Attacks Mount, Pakistan Runs out of Patience With Afghan Taliban

By Umair Jamal
Pakistani commandos killed 25 TTP militants in an operation to rescue hostages at a counterterrorism center in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Foreign Policy Implications of Nepal’s Election

The Foreign Policy Implications of Nepal’s Election

By Pratistha Rijal
Continued political instability could allow external powers to increase their influence in the country's political landscape.

How Football Resurrected Argentina-Bangladesh Relations

How Football Resurrected Argentina-Bangladesh Relations

By Shafik A. Rahma
Bangladeshis’ passion for Argentina’s national team helped inspire Buenos Aires to reopen its embassy in Dhaka.
Period Poverty and Floods: A Toxic Combination in Conservative Pakistan

Period Poverty and Floods: A Toxic Combination in Conservative Pakistan

By Anam Zahra
The catastrophic floods this summer worsened Pakistan's already severe menstrual health problems. Yet few are willing to even discuss the issue.

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