South Asia

As India leans more toward the private sector to fulfill its overseas economic goals, it must take measures to ensure its credibility remains unaffected.

To establish itself as a significant actor in the region, India needs to consciously seek common ground with Southeast Asian countries on fundamental questions of regional order. 

The Taliban government must acknowledge the potential loss of international aid and cash shipments next year, and focus on identifying alternative ways to support livelihoods.

The chaos of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan has become politicized. But the blame stretches back decades, through both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Malé is hoping for a bailout from New Delhi after credit rating agencies downgraded the country’s debt over a high risk that it could default on an Islamic bond.

At a recent rally – its first outside Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since the general elections – the PTI adopted a confrontationist posture vis-à-vis the civilian government and the military leadership.

He has said that if he wins the presidential election, his government will renegotiate the terms of the IMF loan so that the lives of the poor improve.

The Taliban’s interim government has boasted about its economic success, but few Afghans are feeling a positive impact.

The Taliban are unleashing a legal onslaught to implement their vision for the country – for men, by men, and of men.

A high-visibility event like the fourth India-Africa Summit would go a long way in injecting new vigor into ties.

The trans community welcomed the new service, expressing hope it would reduce harassment of trans people on the road.

By dismantling the regime’s sacrosanct narratives – of both the Hasina family and the War of Independence – students directly challenged the foundation of her authoritarianism.