South Asia

He ruled Pakistan through the first six years of the US military operations in Afghanistan, tensions with India, a nuclear proliferation scandal and mounting Islamic extremism at home.

Sri Lanka’s elite-driven independence process laid the groundwork for the problems that continue to plague the country today, from ethnic tensions to inequality. 

The same sea lanes that China depends on serve India’s friends and partners as well.

Four gay couples have filed petitions to India's Supreme Court seeking the legalization of same-sex marriage amid growing tolerance toward the LGBTQ community.

The U.S.-India strategic relationship looks to be set on firm footing, with both sides keen to materialize deeper collaboration across defense and critical and emerging technologies.

The G-20 must avoid giving legitimacy to an exclusionary nation-branding project in which minorities are banished to the sidelines.

Dhaka has received little help from its development partners who are busy waging their geopolitical battles in the country.

Fencing of the 4,097-km-long border began in 1986 but a 952-km-long stretch remains to be fenced.

Allowing the Taliban to send an ambassador would amount to according to a terrorist organization a measure of recognition.

The long-simmering refugee crisis between Bangladesh and Myanmar is threatening to boil over into a conflict. But it seems none of the regional powers are paying attention.

Footage released by police shows the suspected bomber disguised as a policeman walking toward the compound with a motorcycle.

Earlier Pakistan’s defense minister had blamed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan for the attack in Peshawar and claimed it operates from Afghanistan.