South Asia

With its second general elections, Bhutan takes one more step towards securing its democratic gains.

There has long been a consensus among Western pundits that the IRGC controls Iran’s economy. The truth is much messier.

At the time of his overthrow in 1999, Sharif was probably the most hated man in Pakistan. He may soon be Prime Minister.

Simon Roughneen reports from Rome concerning the local Asian response to the election of a new pope.

“…in order to accommodate the 300 million people that will join India’s workforce between 2010 and 2040, India needs to create roughly 10 million jobs a year.”

Many criticized British Prime Minister David Cameron for not apologizing for the Jallianwala massacre. Sumit Ganguly and Jennifer Lind on why they’re wrong.

Pakistan’ s Supreme Court chief justice, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has certainly been a force for change. What happens when he retires?

This week’s P5+1-Iran meeting was highly encouraging but the long shadow of the past looms large.

While spending billions of dollars on defense equipment, India’s military faces a number of challenges in its quest to enter the 21st century.

Iran and the P5+1 powers have scheduled talks. Now the hard part begins.

Democratic forces in Pakistan continue to fight an uphill battle despite a multitude of national challenges.

A youth bulge is being accompanied by the emergence of young politicians from old political families. Can they gain power?