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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.
December 10, 2019
Can Pakistan Comply With the FATF’s Demands on Convicting the Members of Banned Groups?
By Umair Jamal
The FATF wants Pakistan to convict members of banned outfits. Can Pakistan comply?
December 10, 2019
Deadly Fire Highlights India’s Thousands of Illegal Factories
By Associated Press
At least 43 people were killed in the fire, drawing attention to unsafe conditions in the illegal workshops.
December 09, 2019
How India and Japan Zoomed in on Northeast India
By Rupakjyoti Borah
India's Northeast brings Japan's "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" strategy and India's "Act East" strategies together.
December 07, 2019
Time to Practice Climate Change Diplomacy in India’s Neighborhood
By Niranjan Marjani
Neighborhood first should be the focus of India’s climate change diplomacy.
December 06, 2019
Women in Nepal Face 40 Restrictions During Periods
By StoriesAsia
The practice of Chhaupadi in Nepal continues to harm women's well-being, health, and freedom.
December 06, 2019
How Onion Prices Are Shifting Politics in South Asia
By Bansari Kamdar
As onion prices soar across the Indian subcontinent, realpolitik concerns are shifting old alliances and building new ones.
December 05, 2019
629 Pakistani Girls Were Sold as Brides to Chinese Men
By Associated Press
Investigations, however, have largely ceased -- allegedly under pressure from officials wary of damaging China-Pakistan relations.
December 04, 2019
Report: Indian Navy Ejected Chinese Research Ship From Indian Exclusive Economic Zone
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese research vessel was conducting activities near India‘s sensitive Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
December 03, 2019
The Larger Significance of Pakistan’s Army Chief Extension Debate
By Daud Khattak
General Bajwa may well get to serve another three years, but that shouldn’t mask the changes underway in Pakistan’s politics.
November 30, 2019
Pakistan’s Highest Court Suspends the Army Chief’s Term Extension. What Now?
By Umair Jamal
The Supreme Court has issued an extraordinary judgement
November 27, 2019
What Will Rajapaksa’s Return Mean for India-Sri Lanka Relations?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
A closer look at what Sri Lanka’s recent election results may mean for ties between New Delhi and Colombo.
November 27, 2019
How India Will Cope With Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka
By Abhijnan Rej
New Delhi let the election run its course in Sri Lanka.
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