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South Asia
Virus Lockdown Changes How Hindus Celebrate Holy Period
By Associated Press
Devout Hindus are adapting to religious practice under lockdown.
Russia Offers India Three Refurbished Kilo-Class Submarines
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian Navy is reportedly considering three refurbished Kilo-class boats from Russia.
Pakistan Court Overturns Conviction in Death of Daniel Pearl
By Associated Press
The court instead found Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh guilty of the lesser charge of kidnapping.
How Is COVID-19 Reshaping China-India Relations?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The global pandemic has hit amid the 70th anniversary mark for relations and affected perceptions and realities in ties.
The Idea of India—And a Transition Toward Violent, Exclusionary Nationalism
By Nazir Ahmad and Muneeb Yousuf
What the nation meant for Tagore, Gandhi, and Nehru differs from what it means for the BJP and RSS.
Taliban Ready to Begin Cease-Fires in Virus-Hit Afghan Areas
By Associated Press
The announced followed a United Nations Security Council statement on Afghanistan.
Watch Asia’s Security Flashpoints Closely Amid the Coronavirus Challenge
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Managing Asia’s key flashpoints could prove challenging - in some senses even more so - as governments are managing the continued fallout from COVID-19.
India’s Navy to Begin Receiving 4 More P-8I Neptune Maritime Patrol Aircraft in May
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Delivery of the four P-8I maritime patrol aircraft is expected to be completed by January 2022.
COVID-19 and India’s Nowhere People
By Neeta Lal
The lockdown, and loss of jobs, lays bare the plight of India’s millions of internal migrants.
Hundreds of Stranded Americans Leave Nepal Amid Lockdown
By Associated Press
American tourists in Nepal left the country on a repatriation flight amid the COVID–19 pandemic.
Nepal Cannot Fight Coronavirus Alone
By Kamal Dev Bhattarai
Kathmandu needs the support of bigger, wealthier, and more developed countries, even as the pandemic wrecks havoc across the world.
Did Pakistan Win the Afghanistan War?
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
Pakistan is jubilant over the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, but celebration may be premature.