South Asia

The beleaguered community watched neighboring India’s 2018 decriminalization of consensual homosexual relations with wistful joy.

Amid a second wave of COVID-19 infections, hundreds of climbers are set to scale the world’s tallest mountain.

With Biden’s announced timeline for full U.S. withdrawal, there’s a looming question of failed promises in Afghanistan.

"The partnership is changing, but the partnership itself is enduring,” Blinken said during his unannounced visit to Afghanistan.

The soaring cases and deaths come just months after India thought it had seen the worst of the pandemic.

Despite being a frontline counterextremist force, the police in Pakistan suffer from an image problem – and directly bear the brunt of Islamists.

Domestic political expediency, history, and ideology have made for a toxic mix in Bangladesh as it celebrates 50 years of independence.

The violent anti-Modi protests were just the latest sign that the government's outreach to Islamist groups has backfired.

The 14-year-old was about to be deported to Myanmar from India when authorities refused to admit her back. Meanwhile, she wants to be reunited with her parents in Bangladesh.

"No one wants to say that we should be in Afghanistan forever. But they insist that now is not the right moment to leave,” Biden rebuffs critics, charting a U.S. exit from its longest war.

Just when there was growing optimism over India’s economic rebound, the second COVID-19 wave has come as a rude shock to businesses and consumers alike. 

During the 2001 Bonn Conference, the U.N. opted for a “light footprint” that delegated its civilian development role to foreign military forces. That cannot happen again.