Region
South Asia
Top Kashmir Rebel Leader Killed as India Claims Major Success
By Associated Press
Naikoo, a rebel leader, was killed by Indian forces.
Virus Outbreak in India Market Could Cause Cases to Snowball
By Associated Press
With 2,008 cases, including 545 detected in the past two days, Chennai now accounts for half of Tamil Nadu's total of 4,058 cases.
Time for India to Try Its Hand at Brokering Peace on the Korean Peninsula
By Ameya Pratap Singh
India played an important role during the Korean War. Can New Delhi reclaim its pedigree as a peace broker?
US to Cease Publishing of Afghanistan Airstrike Data Amid Peace Process Concerns
By Ankit Panda
The sudden change reverses a norm dating back to 2013.
Why Is the State of Sikkim India’s COVID–19 Exception?
By StoriesAsia
Why did the small Himalayan state not get hit hard by the pandemic?
Remittances to South and Central Asia Poised to Dive Dramatically
By Catherine Putz
South and Central Asia will see some of the largest declines in remittances in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Looking Beyond Its Lockdown, India Can Look to Its Past Public Health Successes
By Mohamed Zeeshan
India needs a long-term exit strategy to break out of its lockdown.
Killing of PTM Leader Further Antagonizes Pakistan Pashtun Rights Defenders
By Daud Khattak
Sardar Arif Wazir was killed by armed men on May 1.
In Random Test of 500 in Afghan Capital, One-Third Had Virus
By Associated Press
Afghanistan’s health care system, devastated by four decades of war, is woefully unprepared for a major outbreak.
A Goodbye to Bollywood’s Irrfan Khan: A Master Actor That Was Not a Showman
By Krzysztof Iwanek
Irrfan Khan was extraordinary precisely because he managed to stay ordinary.
Hate Goes Viral in India
By Siddharthya Roy
Anti-Muslim mudslinging has hit new heights as pandemic panic paves new avenues in India.
India-Russia Defense Ties Amid COVID-19
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Despite kind words, cooperation, and defense ties, there are longer term difficulties in the India-Russia relationship that are unlikely to be easy to resolve.