1. Returning to the Land or Turning Toward the Sea? India’s Role in America’s Pivot

    RegionSecuritySouth AsiaTopicIndia

    China is pushing the U.S. and India closer. Are they focusing on the wrong set of challenges?

  2. Saudi’s Nitaqat Law: Trouble for Indian Expats?

    EconomyRegionSocietySouth Asia

    Saudi Arabia’s enforcement of labor localization rules has sent many Indian workers hurrying home. How severe will the impact be?

  3. Nearing A Fait Accompli

    RegionSecuritySouth AsiaTopicIran

    "We are approaching a point where...the international community will no longer have any realistic option to veto an Iranian decision to build nuclear weapons."

  4. Lessons From India’s Pop-Up Megacity: The Kumbh Mela

    EconomyRegionSocietySouth AsiaTopicIndia

    India’s urban population is expected to hit 590 million by 2030. It should harness the exceptional planning skills displayed at the Kumbh.

  5. Expect the Unexpected? Pakistan’s Electoral Wild Cards

    PoliticsRegionSouth AsiaTopicPakistan

    Pakistan is a society in flux. It would be a mistake not to consider possibilities in which new factors produce alternative electoral outcomes.

  6. India-Pakistan: Business First

    PoliticsRegionSecuritySouth AsiaTopic

    The road to reconciliation between India and Pakistan is likely to be a long one. But perhaps economic compulsions can overtake political ones.

  7. As Sri Lanka’s Economy Grows, Commercial Disputes Heat Up

    EconomyRegionSocietySouth AsiaTopicSri Lanka

    For most Sri Lankans, resolving disputes through the nation’s formal courts is not an option. Can community mediation boards fill the void?