South Asia

Like all carriers, the Vikrant will be constrained in its operations, particularly by China’s A2/AD systems.

Ethnic separatists have recently launched a series of targeted attacks on Chinese citizens living in Pakistan, with the latest murder happening in Karachi on September 28.

The country’s vast hinterland is now punctuated by mass graves of cows, another blow to India's already battered farmers.

All women, regardless of marital status, can now obtain abortions up to 24 weeks into their pregnancies.

Several Indian states are vulnerable to glacial lake outbursts as there are 9,575 glaciers in the Himalayan region contiguous to the country.

Every year, India’s Durga Puja festivities see a surge in demand for the fish from Bangladesh.

Perhaps more important that the actual cause is the fact that Pakistan believes the launch was no accident.

The government claims that the Popular Front of India is funding terrorism, providing arms training to supporters, and radicalizing people for anti-India activities.

Pakistan says that the Jaish-e-Mohammed chief is in Afghanistan. But the Taliban may not be keen to shelter him at this point.

As the country’s most efficient and well-resourced institution, the Pakistan Army is best positioned to carry out relief work on the scale warranted by the recent disaster.

Economic isolation and privation such as Afghanistan has experienced since the Taliban takeover only feed authoritarianism and extremism, Pakistan’s foreign minister said. 

Only a few months ago, Sri Lankans were grateful to India for its help during the economic crisis. Now the mood is changing.