South Asia

“The people of Nepal and India are sandwiched between the pandemic and worsening climate disasters, heavily impacting millions of lives and livelihoods.”

An invitation from India’s cricket head to his Pakistani counterpart could provide the opening for a thaw in the broader relationship.

However, there is a huge gap between the numbers who have received one shot and those who are fully immunized.

India can expect to maximize its relations with the U.S. without worrying about the Pakistan factor.

What is behind India's recent outreach to Armenia, including the first-ever visit by an Indian foreign minister?

Russia had worked for years to establish contacts with the Taliban, even though it designated the group a terror organization in 2003.

Their reported agreement now seems aimed at showing the world they are willing to cooperate with international agencies.

The targeted killing of religious minorities has evoked panic among the masses.

"Why would I expect them to understand international monetary policy?” one official said of the Taliban.

Acting on allegations of blasphemy, mobs have unleashed violence against Hindus, their homes, temples, and businesses.

In Kamdesh, Nuristan, where U.S. forces withdrew more than a decade ago, the American presence is a distant – and negative – memory for many locals.

The Tehrik-e-Taliban now believe they too can wage a successful jihad against the ‘infidel’ Pakistani state.

Since the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, Beijing has remade the idea of development aid.

Delhi is turning into a surveillance city, replete with CCTV cameras, under the guise of protecting women. But are women any safer than before?

However, it has sounded the alarm on the building of dams in Arunachal Pradesh.

The meeting with Turkish officials comes on the heels of talks between the Taliban, the United States, and European countries in Qatar earlier in the week.

Pakistan cannot stay on a war footing forever. It's time to give peace a chance – but Pakistan must do it the right way.

With the 13th round of the India-China military talks failing, Indian and Chinese soldiers will have to suffer another freezing winter in the Himalayas.

Bangladeshi police have made nearly 40 arrests, including five in connection with last month's murder of a prominent Rohingya advocate.

As Afghanistan heads toward an uncertain future, many wonder what went wrong in the two decades leading up to the present crisis. 

Despite vaccine hesitancy and a shortage of doses, South Asian countries have fared fairly well in vaccinating their populations.

In the past, Islamic State attacks in Afghanistan targeted the government and its Western allies. Now it's the Taliban, without allies, in control of the state.

In addition to India-Japan exercises, there have been several other naval exercises in the region in recent months involving a growing roster of countries.

Afghan women are already paying a horrible price for the Taliban takeover.