Region
South Asia
The Unending Saga of India’s Retrospective Tax Debacle
By Abhishek Dwivedi
India finally has an investor-friendly image after almost a decade and should strive to maintain that.
Gunmen Kill Prominent Journalist in Western Afghanistan
By Associated Press
Bismillah Adil Aimaq is the fifth journalist killed in Afghanistan in the past two months.
Pakistani Shiites Rally Against Murder of Coal Miners by Islamic State
By Associated Press
Pakistan’s Hazara community has been targeted many times in recent years by Sunni militant groups, including IS. Now they're demanding government action.
Spell It Out: Should English Transcription of Indian Words Be Reformed?
By Krzysztof Iwanek
The British colonial government never worked out a coherent and precise way of spelling Indian names.
Death Penalty for Rape: An Ineffective Lethal Lottery in South Asia
By Bansari Kamdar
Instead of instituting capital punishment, governments need to address the social and legal problems underpinning the region's epidemic of sexual violence.
India-Bangladesh Relations: Time to Move Beyond Connectivity
By Sudha Ramachandran
A new railway link highlights the warming ties between the two countries; New Delhi must not let them be derailed by domestic politics.
India OKs AstraZeneca and Locally Made COVID-19 Vaccines
By Associated Press
The country's initial immunization plan aims to vaccinate 300 million people by August.
Pakistan Arrests 24 People Over Demolishing of Hindu Temple
By Associated Press
A Hindu temple was set on fire and demolished by a mob led by supporters of a radical Islamist party.
Hindutva’s Realism in Modi’s Foreign Policy
By Ameya Pratap Singh
The influence of Hindutva’s unique brand of realism on Modi’s foreign policy is apparent.
India-Russia Relations Face More Trouble
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India and Russia cancelled their annual summit for the first time in two decades. Is China the reason why?
Month On, Women Hold the Fort at India Farmer Protests
By Associated Press
Nearly 75 percent of rural women in India who work full-time are farmers.
Kashmir’s Political Alliance Scores Victory in Local Elections
By Sudha Ramachandran
Kashmir used the elections to send a political message to the Modi government: Autonomy must be restored. Will New Delhi heed that message?