Region
South Asia
In Numbers: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
By Diplomat Risk Intelligence
A new DRI report situates the marquee Belt and Road Initiative project within the overall state of Pakistan’s economy.
Action Needed Now to Address the Humanitarian Catastrophe in Afghanistan
By Youssof Ghafoorzai
With winter approaching, the human tragedy that has befallen the people of Afghanistan will only worsen. Urgent action is needed.
Imran Khan Seals Deal With the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan
By Umair Jamal
Will the Pakistani government concede to the TTP demand for implementation of Sharia in tribal areas?
Despite Mistrust, Afghan Shiites Seek Taliban Protection
By Lee Keath
Shiite Hazaras turning to Taliban for protection indicates how terrified the community is of the Islamic State group, which they say aims to exterminate them.
Gotabaya’s Underwhelming Presidency
By Sudha Ramachandran
The president’s excessive reliance on the military to govern Sri Lanka has plunged the country in multiple crises.
Smog Chokes Indian Capital as Air Pollution Levels Soar
By Sheikh Saaliq
The New Delhi government has ordered the closing of all schools for a week and construction sites for four days beginning Monday.
South Asia Is Caught in a Majoritarian Whirlpool
By Mohamed Zeeshan
The pandemic, rising prices and food shortages have thrown up challenges for governments, and majoritarianism is an easy way to divert public attention from domestic woes.
Afghanistan, Then and Now
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with author Chris Woolf.
What Did the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan Accomplish?
By Sreeram Chaulia
The India-hosted meeting revealed the geopolitical fault lines that have prevented a unified pan-regional response to Afghanistan’s multiple cascading crises.
India’s Stolen Gods and Goddesses
By Neeta Lal
The looting of India's history continues: “We are estimating close to 10,000 major work of arts leaving India every decade.”
Did China Create New Facts on the Ground Along the LAC With India?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Sometime in 2020, China began building a village in territory disputed with India.
It Is No Longer ‘Incredible India’ But ‘Intolerant India’
By Kavita Chowdhury
Hindutva activists are seeking to enforce rigid codes of normative Hindu culture and Islamophobia by forcing the withdrawal of progressive advertisements.