South Asia

In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.

Despite two months of anti-government protests, Gotabaya Rajapaksa doesn’t seem like a leader preparing to relinquish power.

The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would.

Beijing has long lived with U.S. alliances in Asia, but a realigned India would change the game.

Whether it’s Iran, China, Cuba, or immigration, U.S. President Joe Biden often finds himself stymied by his predecessor’s foreign policy.

But without unity, arms, or a safe haven, it’s an uphill fight against the Islamists in Kabul.

Hunger and poverty stalk the nation, but the Islamists want to disappear women from public life.

Hindu nationalist ideologues in New Delhi are flirting with a dangerous revisionist history of South Asia.

Since the Taliban takeover last August, members of the Afghan LGBTQ community have faced electrocution, torture, killings, and fear.

As the World Health Organization seeks to revise global figures, politics in New Delhi stand in the way.

Beijing could profit handsomely from Afghan resources and exports, but new ventures risk exposing Chinese nationals to violence.

A deliberately ambiguous refugee policy allows the government to deny shelter to Muslims fleeing persecution.

Crony capitalism, protectionism, and corruption have caused havoc—uniting various ethnic groups, including Sinhalese Buddhists, in protest against the regime.

Demonstrators have already made an impact but lack a unified agenda—and face a state notorious for crushing dissent.