List of South Asia articles
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A portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a tombstone. 5 News Stories That Made a Splash
From the war in Ukraine to Sudan’s implosion, FP’s reporters were on the case.
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Four workers in blue hardhats walk past a coal plant. One is smoking a cigarette. 2023 Was Another Record Year for Climate Change
As the world threatens to breach a critical global warming threshold, cooperation still seems to fall short.
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From left: Pakistan's Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The Most Notable Obituaries in 2023
The legacies of departed leaders from Pervez Musharraf to Henry Kissinger still shape world politics.
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Book covers for six key foreign-policy books that came out in 2023. The Books FP Loved This Year
Our favorite book reviews of 2023.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Was 2023 the Year of the Global South?
From the halls of the United Nations to leaders’ podiums, policymakers fixated on the concept this year.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Joe Biden, and other leaders arrive to pay respect at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in New Delhi on Sept. 10. Is the U.S.-India Partnership on Shaky Ground?
As Biden declines an invitation to New Delhi, Modi’s government has judged that a U.S.-foiled assassination plot won’t have serious consequences.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures with one open hand as he speaks into a microphone at a podium during the United Nations climate summit. The flags of the United Nations and United Arab Emirates hang in behind him. Don’t Overestimate India’s New Middle East Strategy
New Delhi’s great-power ambitions may prevent it from espousing an overtly pro-Israel stance over the long term.
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An illustration shows the lopped off lower half of the globe with a diverse group of people holding it up from below for a story about the term "the global south." Is There Such a Thing as a Global South?
The category is emotionally powerful but fundamentally flawed.
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A collage illustration showing U.S. President Joe Biden and leaders from Australia, India, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, walking along a bright red landscape in front of a textural map of the Indo-Pacific region America’s Indo-Pacific Alliances Are Astonishingly Strong
Countries are balancing against China—just like a student of international relations would predict.
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Taliban supporters parade through the streets of Kabul. The Taliban’s Enemies Can’t Agree on Anything
A summit of opposition leaders was meant to produce a plan to fix Afghanistan’s trajectory. It generated more infighting and factionalism.
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A woman holds a cross as she prays at Independence Square in Kyiv on Feb. 24, 2022. How Women Are Reconciling Feminism With Faith
From Mormonism to Islam, reformers around the world are making their religions less politically conservative.
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Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (standing) points at a map of the Sinai Peninsula during a meeting with President Gerald R. Ford (C) Congressional Leaders in the Cabinet Room on Sept. 4, 1975. Did Henry Kissinger Further U.S. National Interests or Harm Them?
The death of a legendary diplomat raises difficult questions about his legacy.
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An India flag during the T20 Tour match between Northamptonshire and India at The County Ground on July 03, 2022 in Northampton, England. Are Global Climate Partnerships Fit for Purpose?
A close look at India's relationship to Just Energy Transition Partnerships.
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A member of the United Hindu Front holds a banner depicting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun during a rally in New Delhi on Sept. 24. Will U.S. Revelation of Plot to Kill Sikh Activist Strain Ties With India?
The public disclosure raises questions given the importance of the bilateral relationship.
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Four men with rifles sit on the ground against a wall painted with Arabic script. The ICC Should Prosecute Taliban Leaders
Since returning to power, the Taliban have committed crimes of concern to humanity.