South Asia

Humanitarian aid experts desperately want to help, but their options are limited – especially if they want to avoid further empowering the Taliban.

Kyrgyzstan’s diplomacy with regard to the Taliban has never been as robust as that of neighboring Uzbekistan, but Bishkek is taking a practical approach to dealing with the new leaders in Kabul.

"Yes, there are no women yet," Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi said of the Taliban government. "But let us let the situation evolve."

Treacherous terrain, poor connectivity, and low population density makes the vaccination drive in Arunachal Pradesh’s Dibang Valley extremely challenging.

Afghanistan has a strong musical tradition and a thriving pop music scene -- now cowed into silence by the Taliban’s rise.

No Pakistani official has admitted to concerns emerging from the deteriorating security situation in Pakistan and the region.

Experts say to maintain influence Washington “will need at a minimum to recognize the Taliban government.”

The public-facing celebration “amounts to a personality cult hitherto unseen in contemporary Indian politics.”

Two June 2020 State OIG reports illustrate some of the long-known, ever-unresolved issues stymieing the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa process.

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister alleged that Muslims are cornering most of the state-subsidized food-grain rations.

New Delhi will need to institutionalize scenario planning in foreign policy making if it is keen to shape global events.