Region
South Asia
US-India Relations at the Crossroads
By Vinay Kaura
Can the growing U.S.-India partnership survive ‘America First’?
Islamic State Comes for South Asia
By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid
The Islamic State has completed its shift from Middle East to South Asia.
11 Years on, Has Nepal’s Republic Succeeded?
By Peter Gill
Pessimism about Nepal’s politics is common, despite significant changes since the declaration of the republic in 2008.
Waigal, Afghanistan: ‘This War Will Never End Here’
By Franz J. Marty
In Afghanistan’s “Land of Light,” the Taliban-government war is as much personal blood feud as political conflict.
India’s Ailing Health Sector
By Neeta Lal
Poor quality (yet expensive) healthcare is becoming a national crisis for India.
'Study in India' and India's African Dilemma
By Bikash Mohapatra
An ambitious initiative clashes with a regressive mindset.
India’s Election: Ghosts in the Machine?
By Siddharthya Roy
Allegations of tampering with electoral voting machines are sowing seeds of discord in Indian politics.
Is Pakistan Headed for Political Crisis?
By Asif Ullah Khan
The government (and military) may have miscalculated in their attempt to take down a popular judge.
Afghanistan’s Other War
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
In Kabul, the war on crime is becoming just as pressing – and as endless – as the war on terror.
India’s BIMSTEC Gambit
By Sudha Ramachandran
With SAARC stalled, India is turning to BIMSTEC to center its foreign policy.
A Man on a Mission to Save India's Sparrows
By Avinash Giri and Vishal Arora
Sparrows are threatened with extinction. One lawyer from Uttar Pradesh is trying to prevent that.
How Developed Is Modi’s Model Village?
By Avinash Giri
Nagepur is one of the four villages Modi “adopted” under a new development scheme. How is it faring?