Region
South Asia
BJP Concerned Over NRC in Assam, But Wants Register Across India
By Rajeev Bhattacharyya
The National Register of Citizens project in India remains mired in controversy.
India Takes Delivery of 11th C-17 Globemaster From United States
By Ankit Panda
The aircraft is the Indian Air Force’s 11th C-17.
Chennai’s ‘Man-Made’ Water Crisis
By Nick Aspinwall
The upcoming monsoon may end the immediate crisis, but the city’s serious infrastructure problems will be back.
Trump: US to Keep 8,600 Troops in Afghanistan After Deal With Taliban
By Ankit Panda
The count would put U.S. force levels at 200 over where they were when Obama left office.
Young Afghan Women Barely Remember Taliban But Fear a Return
By Cara Anna
Worried about losing what they’ve gained, Afghanistan’s young women demand a voice in the country’s future.
Book Review: China Ascendant: Its Rise and Implications
By Apurv Kumar Mishra
A new book offers a refreshing non-Western perspective on the implications of China’s rise.
India’s Top Court to Examine Change in Kashmir’s Status
By Ashok Sharma
The Supreme Court will weigh legal challenges to the end of Article 370.
Nearly 3 Years Later, Nepal Contends With the Consequences of Indian Demonetization
By Sumesh Shiwakoty
What’s going on with the demonetized Indian currency sitting in Nepal?
Amid the India-Pakistan Kashmir Crisis, What’s the Future of the Kartarpur Corridor?
By Umair Jamal
Is the Kartarpur corridor doomed?
What Really Caused the Violence of Partition?
By Guneeta Singh Bhalla
Neighbors didn’t kill neighbors in 1947. Contested Partition histories need a revisit, now more than ever.
Balochistan’s Role in the Afghanistan Quagmire
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
How the Pakistani province became embroiled in the Afghan conflict.
Not Just ‘Dalits’: Other-Caste Indians Suffer Discrimination Too
By Tapasya
A young victim describes her experience with her caste identity in India.