Region
South Asia
India Develops Indigenous 9 MM Machine Pistol
By Abhijnan Rej
The announcement comes amid a further push for defense manufacturing by the Modi government.
Connectivity Gaining Greater Currency in India-Bangladesh Relations
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Bangladesh has expressed interest in the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway, despite slow progress made to date.
India’s Invisible Women Farmers
By Neeta Lal
The farmers' protests outside New Delhi have cast a spotlight on a traditionally overlooked group: the women who keep India's farms running.
India and Indonesia Push Ahead with Defense Relationship
By Abhijnan Rej
Despite deepening strategic relations, the two countries have latent differences in the maritime domain.
India’s Top Court Suspends Implementation of New Farm Laws
By Associated Press
The move comes after weeks of disruptive protests by Indian farmers.
Pakistan Continues to Sacrifice Shia Hazaras to Safeguard Jihadist ‘Assets’
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
A wide array of causes has led to Pakistan adopting a decades-old policy of appeasement toward anti-Shia militancy. The Hazaras pay the price.
Afghan Shiite Leader in Pakistan After Killings of Miners
By Associated Press
The Hazara miners were abducted and killed by militants from the Islamic State group in southwestern Balochistan province.
India Asks Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa Government to Ensure Power Devolution
By Sudha Ramachandran
New Delhi has significant stakes in making sure the island nation's ethnic Tamil minority is not further marginalized.
Latest Phase of Intra-Afghan Peace Talks Off to Slow Start
By Catherine Putz
Agreeing on an agenda will prove a difficult task, with the Afghan government prioritizing a ceasefire and the Taliban a political arrangement.
India’s Quick Nod to Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine Seeds Doubt
By Associated Press
India took a regulatory shortcut to approve a vaccine by Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech before late clinical trials finished.
Dhanushkodi Fisherfolk: 50 Years of Life on the Edge
By Sugato Mukherjee
At India’s southernmost tip, a fishing community remains resilient over 50 years after a cyclone wiped their home off the map.
India’s BJP Members Voice Concern After Trump is ‘Deplatformed’
By Abhijnan Rej
The party's supporters worry Facebook and Twitter might come after them next.