South Asia

In general, bridges bring people together and facilitate trade. But for India’s Ladakhis, the bridge across the Pangong Tso brings uncertainty and apprehension.

Illegal mining, crop failure, and disease devastate the people who live in an important epicenter for stone quarrying in India.

A 14th round of military talks ended with a joint statement but no real progress.

Multi-phase assembly elections will give parties with deeper pockets like the BJP an undue advantage.

Its principal rival, the Samajwadi Party, has stitched together alliances with parties representing the Backward Castes, Dalits, and Muslims.

The U.N. said the appeal will be followed by a pledging conference in mid-March, but a number of nations already announced new funding.

The apex court intervention relates to calls for genocide of Indian Muslims made at a Hindu religious conclave last month.

The local branch of al-Qaida failed to appeal to Indian Muslims in the past, but it hasn’t given up.

The central government has ordered authorities in Mizoram and Manipur to clamp down on the surge of illicit trade.

Both the laws’ passage and repeal demonstrate the Modi government’s lack of parliamentary procedure and public consultation. That means similar issues are likely to recur in the future.

Iran hosted a meeting between the Taliban and Ahmed Massoud, who led a short-lived anti-Taliban resistance in the Panjshir Valley soon after the Taliban captured power in August.

Taliban’s recent confrontation of Pakistan over its fencing of the disputed Durand Line, which Afghanistan does not recognize, has taken many by surprise.