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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.

What a Trump Presidency Would Mean for Afghanistan

What a Trump Presidency Would Mean for Afghanistan

By Samuel Ramani

The Republican nominee for the presidency would likely drastically change U.S. policy toward Afghanistan.

Pakistan’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa Challenge

Pakistan’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa Challenge

By Umair Jamal

Is Pakistan closing in on Hafiz Saeed?

Shahbaz Sharif’s China Visit: Implications for CPEC

Shahbaz Sharif’s China Visit: Implications for CPEC

By Tridivesh Singh Maini

What to make of the visit to China by Punjab's chief minister (and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's brother)?

Pakistan: Afghanistan’s Unreliable Breadbasket

Pakistan: Afghanistan’s Unreliable Breadbasket

By Mohammad Samim

Pakistan accounts for nearly half of Afghanistan's wheat and flour imports. That's bad news for Kabul.

India at the 2016 Summer Olympics: What to Watch For

India at the 2016 Summer Olympics: What to Watch For

By Padmapriya Govindarajan

Here are the Indian athletes to watch for at this year's Olympic games.

Discontent in Kashmir: The PDP-BJP Alliance’s Mistakes

Discontent in Kashmir: The PDP-BJP Alliance’s Mistakes

By Sarral Sharma

For peace and normalcy, Kashmir needs a culture of trust to grow between the local government and citizens.

Nepal's Political Turbulence Leaves China Uneasy

Nepal's Political Turbulence Leaves China Uneasy

By Ankit Panda

A leadership transition in Nepal leaves China nervous.

Dalit Protest Over Gujarat Attack

Dalit Protest Over Gujarat Attack

By Padmapriya Govindarajan

A recent incident has sparked outrage.

Why New Delhi Should Revise Its Nuclear Doctrine

Why New Delhi Should Revise Its Nuclear Doctrine

By Amit R Saksena

It's time for India to rethink its no first use policy.

India's New Education Policy: What Are The Priorities?

India's New Education Policy: What Are The Priorities?

By Padmapriya Govindarajan

A quick glance at the areas of concern being addressed.

Who Leads Coups in Pakistan: The Military or the Establishment?

Who Leads Coups in Pakistan: The Military or the Establishment?

By Ahsan Chaudhary

A look at the last coup attempt in Pakistan, the "London Plan" of 2014.

The Problem With Afghanistan's Counterinsurgency

The Problem With Afghanistan's Counterinsurgency

By Metra Mehran and Abdul Waheed Ahmad

Kabul is using a centralized approach to fight a decentralized insurgency.

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The Pulse

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Abdul Basit

Abdul Basit is a Senior Associate Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, where he covers extremism and militancy in South Asia. Follow him on Twitter @basitresearcher.

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Ahmed Naish

Ahmed Naish is a freelance journalist from the Maldives and former editor of the Maldives Independent, the country’s premier English-language publication.

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Akhilesh Pillalamarri

Akhilesh Pillalamarri is an international relations analyst, writer, and journalist.

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Ali Riaz

Ali Riaz is a distinguished professor of Political Science at Illinois State University and a nonresident senior fellow of the Atlantic Council.

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Birat Anupam

Birat Anupam is a Kathmandu-based Nepali journalist writing mostly on tourism, diplomacy, and the environment.

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Elizabeth Roche

Elizabeth Roche is Associate Professor at the Jindal School of International Affairs, OP Jindal Global University, Haryana, India.

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Kavita Chowdhury

Kavita Chowdhury is an independent journalist and writes on development, politics, gender, culture.

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Mariyam Suleman Anees

Mariyam is a development specialist and a freelance writer from Gwadar. She tweets at @mariyamsuleman

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Mimrah Abdul Ghafoor

Mimrah Ghafoor writes on the politics and diplomacy of the Indian Ocean, with a particular focus on the Maldives. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of St Andrews. He served as a speechwriter for the President of the 76th Session of the General Assembly.

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Mohamed Zeeshan

Mohamed Zeeshan is a foreign affairs columnist and author of “Flying Blind: India’s Quest for Global Leadership.”

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Mubashar Hasan

Mubashar Hasan, Ph.D., is a Sydney-based scholar and analyst of geopolitics in South Asia.

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Rajeev Bhattacharyya

Rajeev Bhattacharyya is a senior journalist in Assam in India’s northeast.

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Rathindra Kuruwita

Rathindra Kuruwita is a journalist and a researcher from Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Rushali Saha

Rushali Saha is a New Delhi based independent researcher and foreign affairs columnist. She is currently working as a security risk analyst with Horizon Intelligence, a Belgium-based threat intelligence firm.

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Santosh Sharma Poudel

Santosh Sharma Poudel is a faculty at the Department of International Relations and Diplomacy, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu and a co-founder of Nepal Institute for Policy Research (NIPoRe).

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Saqlain Rizve

Saqlain Rizve is a Bangladeshi journalist and photographer who covers politics and society from Dhaka for The Diplomat.

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Snigdhendu Bhattacharya

Snigdhendu Bhattacharya, the author of two non-fiction books on India’s ultra-Left and the Hindu right, writes and comments on India’s politics, environment, human rights and culture.

Staff Author

Sudha Ramachandran

Sudha Ramachandran is South Asia editor at The Diplomat.

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Umair Jamal

Umair Jamal is a correspondent for The Diplomat, based in Lahore, Pakistan.