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South Asia
From Doha Accord to Doha Process: Why the International Community Fails to Bring Peace to Afghanistan
By Muhammad Murad
The U.S. and the global community have repeatedly failed to recognize that engaging with the Taliban alone will not bear fruitful results.
India to Hold First Assembly Elections in Disputed Kashmir in 10 Years
By Aijaz Hussain
Polls to be held between September 18 and October 1 will elect a local government, but real legislative power will remain with New Delhi.
India’s Quest for Nuclear Energy: In Pursuit of Clean Energy Goals, Despite Protests
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
New Delhi has failed to engage seriously with protests and proven unable to have honest conversations about the risks and benefits of nuclear power with the people.
‘No to the Taliban!’ Afghans Gather in Washington to Demand Action
By Catherine Putz
Three years after the Taliban returned to power, the Afghan diaspora in the Washington, D.C. area demonstrated outside the White House calling for concrete action.
A Gen-Z Revolution in Pakistan Will Have to Wait
By Abdul Basit
Ongoing protests in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fail to strike a chord in Punjab and Sindh, where most Pakistanis live.
As New Players Upend the EV Market, Indians Want Their Money Back for Undelivered Teslas
By Aniruddha Ghosal
In the eight years since Tesla’s initial promise to sell cars in India, other automakers have launched their own EVs while the American firm has failed to follow through.
3 Years on: The Afghan Women Relentlessly Resisting the Taliban
By Humaira Rahbin
While we can and should mark the atrocities against women and girls under Taliban rule, we should also recognize and cheer their resistance.
Trainee Doctor’s Rape and Killing Sparks Protests Across India
By Bikas Das
In protest, government hospitals in several cities have suspended medical services except for emergency treatment.
3 Afghans Face Different Fates After the Taliban Takeover
By Freshta Jalalzai
For some, Taliban rule means a life in hiding. For others, it brought a long-awaited homecoming. Still others are just hoping for a lasting peace.
Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied
By Coco Ree
Three years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan seems condemned to a bleak future – but inside the country, girls still dream of better times.
Taliban Redux: Afghanistan 3 Years After the Fall of Kabul
By Tushar Shetty
Zahra Joya and Shanthie D’Souza unpack the Taliban regime, its suppression of women and minorities, and the wider consequences of its rule on global terror and geopolitics.
Maldives Completes U-Turn From ‘India Out’ to ‘Closest Ally’
By Ahmed Naish
The visit of Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to Malé marked the renewal of traditionally close ties that soured in the early days of President Muizzu’s administration.