India

By haggling over tiny trade issues, experts worry the Trump administration could weaken efforts to woo India as a strategic partner.

“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.

A divided domestic telecoms industry, disagreement within the central government, and a desire for India to develop its own systems have made the country’s calculations on 5G all the more complicated.

New Delhi wants people to prove their citizenship. But Indian women are the demographic least likely to possess paperwork.

So-called traditional Chinese medicine will do more harm than good in fighting the crisis.

A raft of new multibillion-dollar deals announced by Xi Jinping worry Washington and New Delhi.

Narendra Modi’s government thinks an “us and them” narrative will win it state elections—but that plan may backfire.

As secular Indians protest a controversial new citizenship law, some debate whether they should demonstrate as Muslims first or as Indians who happen to be Muslim.

An interview with Pakistan’s prime minister.

Protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act are rallying Indians of all stripes around their country’s foundational principles.

Two crises dominated South Asia in 2019, and each one stands to get worse next year.

A look at terms from India and El Salvador to South Korea and Ukraine.

Coal mining has been reopened in the Indian state of Meghalaya, but it isn’t clear that government protections will improve life for workers or help the environment.

The region exploded onto the front page in 2019. In 2020, the stories could get far grimmer.