The South Asia Channel, a collaboration with New America and Johns Hopkins SAIS, features deep analysis of issues concerning Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, and covers everything from politics to business to culture.
Editor, Peter Bergen
Assistant Editor, David Sterman
A 2-century-old Indian Chinese community is threatened by tensions between the two countries.
The country has too few shots, a stubborn public, and little experience—but the program may still work.
Facing a May 1 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops, the new administration must walk a tightrope toward peace.
The educated middle classes that were meant to be the foundation of a new Afghanistan are tired of terror, insecurity, and the return of the Taliban.
Months after the clash in the Galwan River Valley, Chinese officials have confirmed that four troops died. State media has already made them martyrs.
Congress has issued a report on the longest war in U.S. history. Here’s hoping Biden ignores it.
The Chinese Communist Party claims ultimate control over Tibetan souls.
From Afghanistan to China, the new administration seems likely to hold on to some ideas from the previous one.
Global protests against government-imposed lockdowns, gang violence in El Salvador, and hat tips to medical staff.
A prayerful start to Ramadan, medical workers on the front lines of a pandemic, and the annual Lyrids meteor shower.
Decentralizing decision-making can help left-behind regions get back on track.
Boris Johnson has contradictory ideas for his country’s future—and no clear paths for getting there.
The coronavirus pandemic has turned a conscious uncoupling into a messy breakup.
“Jai Shri Ram” was meant to be a celebration of a Hindu deity. But the phrase is turning into hate speech—and a dog whistle for attacks on Muslims.