South Asia

A U.S. grant of $500 million would give the fund-starved Nepali economy a shot in the arm.

Despite the Indian Navy's head start in the 1990s, China's carrier capabilities and virtually all carrier-relevant industries have overtaken India's in scale and sophistication.

The dismal fate of the Afghan people is that groups even more extreme than the Taliban are emerging to vie for power.

The Panama Papers took down Khan’s predecessor. How will his government weather the latest revelations of offshore wealth?

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast at a mosque packed with Shiites in Kunduz but the Islamic State has long targeted the community.

The valuable experience gained by Asian companies during the pandemic could upset the West’s monopoly in high-value drugs more generally, with implications for global access to medicines.

China’s growing footprint in Sri Lanka has been of concern to India.

Taliban leaders would not want to appear as Pakistan’s pawns as that would undermine their stature among the rank and file.

Afghanistan imports a majority of its electricity supplies, and the bills have not been paid.

The government has promised to relocate those displaced by the eviction drive.

Punjab is a microcosm of both the Congress party’s problems and those of the Indian opposition more broadly.

Only a government that has legitimacy in the eyes of most Afghans will be able to govern a unified and peaceful Afghanistan.