South Asia

Shifting geopolitical currents, internal instability, India’s rise and China’s indifference underlie its declining stature on the world stage.

The proposed replacement for the IPC misses an opportunity to shed colonial vestiges of oppression against sexual minorities.

The map has been published ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi which President Xi Jinping is expected to attend.

The ruling clears the way for Khan to participate in the next general elections – unless he is convicted in a retrial or any of the many other legal cases against him.

An overwhelming element of vengeance continues to drive the Taliban’s policies, as illustrated by continued reports of killings and broken promises.

The party is banned. Its leaders and activists have been arrested or killed. Yet it has the capacity to organize massive rallies.

A faculty member wrote a paper about electoral manipulations in the 2019 general election, which prompted intelligence officials to visit the university to uncover his “motives.”

A sizable contingent of Nepali contractors provided security for U.S. personnel in Kabul. For them, the withdrawal meant a dangerous evacuation – and sudden unemployment.

While the traditional view holds that India’s engagement with the region is primarily focused on economics, especially energy, space cooperation is an increasingly important area.

BRICS eyes expansion, but without a coherent agenda. Meanwhile, rhetoric about respect for international law sours beside Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

People are crowding Sagarmatha and other Himalayan peaks, risking their own lives and those of Sherpas, porters and rescue teams.

That the government is condemning the extremist violence in Jaranwala rather than condoning it marks an important step forward.