Region
South Asia
Does COVID-19 Portend Dark Days in Nepal’s Future?
By David Johnson
With a global economic slow-down and potentially millions of foreign workers returning home, Nepal could be on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Pakistan Gets Unexpected Economic Relief in a Time of Global Crisis
By Umair Jamal
Will Pakistan find some respite from the effects of COVID–19 outside its borders?
India Plans Wristband Patient Surveillance as Lockdown Eases
By Associated Press
With wristbands and an app, Indian authorities hope to contain COVID-19.
The Logic Behind India’s New Investment Policy
By Ameya Pratap Singh and Urvi Tembey
Yes, the policy targets China – but there is no legal case against doing so.
India’s Indian Ocean Diplomacy in the COVID-19 Crisis
By Niranjan Marjani
India's assistance in the coronavirus crisis could help cement its leadership in the Indian Ocean Region.
Kabul New City: Afghanistan’s Forgotten Development Dream
By Hakmatullah Hamidi
The mega-project was put on hold under the previous government. If it isn’t kickstarted soon, Kabul city could be left uninhabitable.
Are Imran Khan’s Days as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Numbered?
By Daud Khattak
The PTI government's poor performance has apparently alienated even Pakistan's kingmakers: the military.
Amid COVID–19, Pakistan Launches an ‘Islam Friendly’ Action Plan to Keep Mosques Open
By Umair Jamal
The plan should be a cause of concern for the international community.
A Glimpse Inside India’s COVID-19 Lockdown in Assam
By StoriesAsia
India’s northeast has been relatively less affected by the pandemic, but the lockdown takes its toll.
COVID-19 Comes to Asia’s Most Densely Populated Slum
By V Yashoda
Poverty and population density intensify the race to contain the coronavirus‘ spread in India's largest slum
Ventilator From Old Car Parts? Afghan Girls Pursue Prototype
By Associated Press
Afghanistan only has 400 ventilators for a population of more than 36.6 million. A cheap way to add to that stock will save lives.
India’s COVID-19 Cooperation With the Middle East
By Alvite Ningthoujam
Indian aid and cooperation amid the pandemic has extended to its increasingly close partners in the Gulf region.