South Asia Brief

Change candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will have to win over three key groups to succeed.

A fresh start may be top of mind as voters select the country’s next president.

The interim leader of Bangladesh has pledged to fast-track third-country resettlement amid intensifying conflict in Myanmar.

Tehran wants Islamabad to hold up its end of the deal on a much-delayed gas pipeline—but it doesn’t seem likely.

A shocking crime against a trainee in a Kolkata hospital has unleashed national outrage about sexual violence.

Despite challenges, the group faces no meaningful threat to its political survival.

Bangladesh’s democracy hangs in the balance after the prime minister fled Dhaka.

The foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo sends a signal that all is well with the grouping after a year of competing obligations.

Violent demonstrations have shattered Sheikh Hasina’s aura of invincibility.

A new judiciary-military rift threatens to further destabilize the country.

Why the “Russia factor” is a manageable challenge for the U.S.-India partnership.

Nearly three years since the group took over in Afghanistan, the Doha process underscores how talking comes with trade-offs.

The timing of the announcement suggests that China could play a role in the strategy.

As Modi begins his third term, the targeting of Sikh separatists abroad remains in the conversation.

The Indian leader’s new administration looks much the same, but he could face challenges to his Hindu nationalist agenda.