Region
South Asia
Pakistan’s Vicious IMF Cycle
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Governments come and go, but Pakistan's economic woes – and its love/hate relationship with the IMF – remain constant.
The Real Lesson From India’s Farm Laws Debacle
By Aditya Srinivasan
Government officials must bring interpretivism to policymaking: qualitative research methods that take into accounts the perspectives and preferences of the governed.
Anirudh Kanisetti on Why Understanding Medieval Deccan Is Necessary to Comprehend Modern India
By Sudha Ramachandran
“Medieval Indian kings understood the benefits of what we would call openness and tolerance.”
What’s Next for the India-France-UAE Trilateral?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
India, France and the UAE, which share strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific, met for a ministerial meeting on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly last week.
SAARC Is Dead. Long Live Subregional Cooperation
By Santosh Sharma Poudel
India-Pakistan rivalry and India’s isolation of Pakistan contributed to the death of the South Asian regional organization. But India is keen on working with its other neighbors.
Pakistan Floods Raise Fears of Hunger After Crops Wrecked
By Munir Ahmed and Muhammad Farooq
Nearly 15 percent of its rice crop and 40 percent of its cotton crop were lost due to the floods.
Dogma Continues to Plague the Indian Left
By Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
A communist party leader, Shailaja, was made to turn down the Magsaysay award on the ground that her success was the outcome of collective effort. But communists do sometimes promote individuals over the collective.
India and the Kindleberger Trap: Multipolarity Amid the Taiwan Crisis
By Jagannath Panda
Amid the China-U.S. competition, how can India (and other middle powers) ensure the provision of global public goods?
India and Turkey Still Searching for a Breakthrough
By Niranjan Marjani
The Modi-Erdogan meeting raised expectations for the improvement of India-Turkey ties, but those hopes were short-lived.
Pakistan Deploys More Doctors to Fight Diseases After Floods
By Munir Ahmed
Waterborne and other diseases in the past two months have killed 334 flood victims.
Inflation, Unrest Challenge Bangladesh’s ‘Miracle Economy’
By Julhas Alam
Although Bangladesh’s situation is nowhere nearly as severe as Sri Lanka's, it faces similar troubles: excessive spending, corruption and cronyism, and a weakening trade balance.
Critic and Key Challenger Softens Stance Against Indian PM Modi
By Kavita Chowdhury
Chastened by investigations against her party leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee makes a tactical shift.