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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.

Is a Silent India the Best India?

Is a Silent India the Best India?

By Arman Sidhu

India’s policy of non-interference will continue to serve it well in today’s volatile international climate.

Another Overcrowded Bangladesh Ferry Sinks

By Kelwin Choi

Over half of the 250 passengers are accounted for and presumed dead.

Nepal Drawn to India Following Modi Visit

Nepal Drawn to India Following Modi Visit

By Ankit Panda

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made important diplomatic advancements with Nepal.

Can India Work With China on Climate Change?

Can India Work With China on Climate Change?

By Dhanasree Jayaram

Modi’s history in Gujarat shows he is ready to partner with China on clean energy.

Tweeting from Gaza

Tweeting from Gaza

By Sonya Rehman

Sonya Rehman speaks with a young Palestinian on life in Gaza and the role of social media amid the devastation.

John Kerry Meets Narendra Modi

John Kerry Meets Narendra Modi

By Ankit Panda

Plus, the BJP will reform India's labor laws, Afghanistan's audit continues, and more. Weekend links.

Why the US Spent More on Afghanistan Than on the Marshall Plan

Why the US Spent More on Afghanistan Than on the Marshall Plan

By Akhilesh Pillalamarri

There are several reasons the U.S. has spent as much as it has in Afghanistan, to so little avail.

India’s Congress Party Hurt by Recent Memoir

India’s Congress Party Hurt by Recent Memoir

By Sanjay Kumar

A recent memoir by a former Gandhi-family loyalist further tarnishes Rahul Gandhi’s image.

Narendra Modi to Visit Nepal

Narendra Modi to Visit Nepal

By Akhilesh Pillalamarri

Modi will become the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Nepal in 17 years.

Father-Son Duo on Charity Mission Lost at Sea

Father-Son Duo on Charity Mission Lost at Sea

By Sonya Rehman

Babar and Haris Suleman were lost in a plane crash in the Pacific, while raising money for a Pakistan non-profit.

Why Has India’s Prime Minister Gone Silent?

Why Has India’s Prime Minister Gone Silent?

By Sanjay Kumar

Modi’s silence on recent communal tensions can be misconstrued as encouragement.

US-India Strategic Dialogue: All About Building Momentum

US-India Strategic Dialogue: All About Building Momentum

By Ankit Panda

John Kerry, flanked by several high-level U.S. officials, will be in New Delhi this week.

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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.

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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.