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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 Does India Gain From the Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
By Niranjan Marjani
India sees its SCO membership as a means to increase engagements with the Eurasian region. However, India’s participation has several limitations.
Revival of Militancy in Jammu Worries India’s Security Forces
By Sudha Ramachandran
The hilly and thickly forested region facilitates insurgent activity, while its demography makes it vulnerable to communal tensions.
The SCO Meeting in India: A Chance for India and Pakistan to Turn a New Page?
By Syed Basim Raza
Pakistan’s foreign minister will be traveling to India to attend the summit, making him the first high-ranking Pakistani official to visit India since 2014.
AI Can Be a Gamechanger for Education in India
By Mufsin Puthan Purayil
ChatGPT and similar technologies provide a once in a lifetime opportunity to revamp India’s age-old teaching practices.
China Says India Border Stable, Contrasting With Indian View
By Associated Press
Beijing would like India to put aside the border dispute and normalize relations.
Sri Lanka’s Proposed Anti-terror Law Makes Dissent an Act of Terror
By Rathindra Kuruwita
The government is arming itself with a law to crush mass protests and strikes aimed at opposing its economic policies and IMF austerity measures.
The High Costs of India’s INSTC Ambitions
By Seamus Duffy
The country risks being pulled into the middle of ongoing tensions between the West and Israel on the one hand and Iran on the other.
How India’s Ram Navami Processions Are Used to Enflame Religious Polarization
By Rashad Khan
In the past few years, there has been a disturbing trend of right-wing groups using Hindu festivals to intimidate Muslims.
Nepal Is Inching Toward Realizing Its Cricketing Dreams
By Santosh Sharma Poudel
The Nepali people revere their cricketing team. Will the latter power its way to play in the Asia Cup in September?
As India Grows, So Do Demands for Some to Prove Citizenship
By Sheikh Saaliq and Shonal Ganghul
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government seeks to use illegal immigration and fears of demographic shift for electoral gains in a nation where nationalist sentiments run deep.
India Faces a Two-Front Challenge From Post-Coup Myanmar
By Niranjan Marjani
Myanmar’s deteriorating situation risks destabilizing India’s Northeast, while the junta’s embrace of China poses threats in the Indian Ocean.
Taliban Kill Mastermind of Suicide Bombing at Kabul Airport
By Farnoush Amiri, Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, and Lolita C. Baldor
The attack by the Islamic State militant that killed 13 US troops and 170 Afghans happened amid the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021.