List of South Asia articles
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U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a Quad summit in Wilmington, Delaware, on Sept. 21. The Once Wobbly Quad Is Here to Stay
The group has found its stride, but its centrality to Indo-Pacific security is not assured.
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Members of the All India Lawyers Union shout slogans as they protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Madras High Court in Chennai. Indian Muslims Are Trying to Get Their Papers in Order
Legal advisors are coping with the impact of citizenship laws.
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An Indian security officer stands guard as voters look on atop a hill after casting their ballots at a polling station in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir Holds First Regional Elections Since Losing Statehood
The vote has become a test on the region’s lack of autonomy—and Modi’s government in New Delhi.
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Supporters of newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake celebrate his swearing-in near the presidential secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 23. What Sri Lanka’s Election Means for India
Another political shake-up in New Delhi’s neighborhood shouldn’t have a major impact on bilateral ties.
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Anti-government protesters display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm the prime minister's palace in Dhaka. Bangladesh Picks Up the Pieces After the Revolution
The West needs to step up to help a damaged country.
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Supporters of the National People’s Power (NPP) party’s presidential candidate, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, attend an election rally in Dehiowita. As Sri Lanka Heads to the Polls, Economy Takes Center Stage
Can any of the presidential candidates lift the country out of its economic predicament?
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Indian security personnel patrol along a street in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, on Aug. 15. Kashmir, Five Years On
Modi’s iron-fisted approach to the disputed region has left it more vulnerable to local and geopolitical threats.
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Taliban security personnel stand guard as an Afghan burqa-clad woman walks along a street at a market in the Baharak district of Badakhshan province on Feb, 26, 2024. The Taliban’s Misogyny Finally Needs a U.S. Response
Studied silence isn’t a sustainable policy anymore.
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U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at the General Assembly to present priorities for 2024 at the U.N. headquarters in New York. Can the West Revive Multilateralism?
A new survey reveals that support for international cooperation among global south countries is dismally low.
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Three unidentified hunters from the royal family pose with a dead one-horned rhinoceros in Chitwan, Nepal. Will Nepal’s Elite Finally Be Held Accountable for Wildlife Crimes?
The country’s strict wildlife laws are unevenly enforced. One conservationist has worked to change that.
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Afghan workers use shovels to clear a mountain slope at Mes Aynak. China and the Taliban Team Up on Copper
After 16 years of delays, a joint project to mine copper sees new momentum. But significant challenges remain.
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An illustration shows a US flag on a stick folded slightly to reveal the Indian flag on the back. Strategic Autonomy Is Nothing To Fear
India's rise as a new pole of power does not endanger its indispensable relationship with the U.S.
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A worker displays a silicon wafer at a semiconductor computer chip fabrication plant in Nijmegen, Netherlands, on March 14. U.S. Adds India to Its Global Semiconductor Alliance
The move aims to create a friendlier supply chain amid escalating tech competition with China.
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Filmmakers, one positioned behind a camera, stand in an opulent room with paintings, a mantle and bust, while making a movie. Merchant Ivory Is So Much More Than Costume Dramas
Some of the most British movies in history were made by a team of outsiders to that culture.
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An armed man in a tactical vest walks on a platform above a square filled with cars. Al Qaeda Expands Its Footprint in Afghanistan
The Taliban aren’t cracking down, and terror groups are having a moment.
