South Asia

As China’s presence in Pakistan grows, the countries’ special relationship could be strained.

With the repeal of Article 370, India has opened the way for fierce competition over scarce government jobs.

In Bamiyan, an all-female demining team provides jobs and hope.

A generation of Afghans came of age amid relentless violence. Saturday’s election offers little hope for help.

The country’s substance use spike is undermining its focus on gross national happiness.

India’s ruling party has long promised justice for Kashmiri Hindus who were forced out of their homes in 1990. But a continuing lockdown is only creating a deeper wedge between Hindus and Muslims.

Little separates various Indian political parties on the economy. That’s why the prime minister’s new government is making its mark by delivering on its social and cultural agenda.

Most South Asians are too young to have experienced the horrors of the conflicts fought in the region. That’s one reason why they’re quick to clamor for one.

Ordinary Afghans felt excluded from the talks and feared an empowered Taliban.

An abrupt end to a possible deal with the Taliban sticks the United States deeper in the quagmire.

Veteran diplomat Ryan Crocker talks about the “catastrophic” plans for a Taliban summit and scant hopes for any enduring peace deal.

From politicians to activists to children, India is running out of space for its prisoners.

Bolton’s pushback and Pentagon concerns over a potential deal with the Afghan insurgents helped convince the U.S. president to cancel the contentious summit.

By announcing the creation of a chief of defense staff, New Delhi hopes to modernize India’s armed forces.

Decades of violence and terrorism were set in motion back then. Here’s how to avoid that from happening this time around.