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Street Harassment in Pakistan
By Tehreem Azeem
Verbal and physical harassment of women is common on Pakistan's streets, with little recourse for victims.
What’s Wrong With the US Afghanistan Strategy?
By Kashif Hussain
The U.S. strategy has faltered out of the gate, thanks to a lack of coordination at home and in the region.
Can China Burnish Its Image in South Africa?
By Samuel Ramani
A closer look at the state of ties between the two countries.
China-Indonesia Military Ties in Focus With Defense Industry Meeting
By Prashanth Parameswaran
The engagement highlighted ongoing activity in the defense aspect of bilateral relations in spite of lingering challenges.
In India, Constitutional Secularism Comes Under Threat
By Parul Abrol
Radical Hindu groups in India want to strip the constitution of its commitments to secularism.
North Korea's 'Artistic' Way of Making Foreign Money: Art Sales
By Tae-jun Kang
Amid international sanctions, selling North Korean art is a creative way to bring in foreign currency.
Religious Hardliners in Pakistan Present Imran Khan With an Early Foreign Policy Challenge
By Umair Jamal
A religious group’s march to Islamabad poses the first major political challenge for the new government in Pakistan.
A Crackdown on Dissent in India: What's Behind the Recent Arrests of Rights Activists
By Kajal Basu
Do the simultaneous raids on civil rights campaigners and lawyers indicate that the Indian government is willing to subvert democracy?
How Sri Lanka Can Enhance the Bay of Bengal Initiative
By Anishka De Zylva and Divya Hundlani
Sri Lanka has diverse and untapped opportunities to transform BIMSTEC into a more impactful organization.
India’s Island Diplomacy: Building an Indian Ocean Security Architecture
By Arunima Gupta
India has charted the path of becoming an “influential” and “responsible” leader in the Indian Ocean region.
How Enforced Disappearances Get Suppressed in Bangladeshi Media
By Faisal Mahmud
Enforced disappearances have become an accepted reality, and the media appear nonchalant about such cases.
What an NGO's Return Says About Post-Karimov US-Uzbekistan Relations
By Catherine Putz
An education-focused, U.S.-based NGO has become the first such organization to be registered in Uzbekistan in over a decade.