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Supporters carry placards displaying a portrait of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan during a protest in Karachi.
Supporters carry placards displaying a portrait of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan during a protest in Karachi.

A Coup Would Put Pakistan Squarely in China’s Bloc

An isolated junta would be cripplingly dependent on Beijing.

A Likud Party election banner hanging from a building shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a caption above reading in Hebrew "Netanyahu, in another league", in  Tel Aviv on July 28, 2019.
A Likud Party election banner hanging from a building shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shaking hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a caption above reading in Hebrew "Netanyahu, in another league", in Tel Aviv on July 28, 2019.

How Modi and Bibi Built a Military Alliance

India and Israel have strengthened their defense ties in recent years—but a new book makes the relationship sound more sinister than it is.

U.S. sailors stand on the flight deck while an FA-18 hornet fighter jet takes off, during a routine training aboard U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt in the South China sea on Apr. 10, 2018.
U.S. sailors stand on the flight deck while an FA-18 hornet fighter jet takes off, during a routine training aboard U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt in the South China sea on Apr. 10, 2018.

What the United States Does in Ukraine Won’t Matter in Taiwan

Despite the historical evidence, this bogus credibility claim still drives U.S. foreign policy.

Actors Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. are seen in RRR.
Actors Ram Charan and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. are seen in RRR.

India’s Global Blockbusters Paint an Incomplete Picture

Online streaming is more representative of the country’s diversity but is becoming a double-edged sword.

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Democracy Isn’t Just About Voting

Precolonial kingdoms challenge our beliefs about people power and monarchies.

Afghan special immigrant visa applicants crowd into an internet cafe.
Afghan special immigrant visa applicants crowd into an internet cafe.

Afghan Special Immigrant Visas Surge Amid Taliban Crackdown

The Biden administration is trying to cut red tape. But advocates worry the scissors are slow.

A burqa-clad Afghan woman walks past as a U.S. soldier belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch during a patrol outside Bagram airbase, 50 kilometers north of Kabul on February 28, 2009.
A burqa-clad Afghan woman walks past as a U.S. soldier belonging to the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) keeps watch during a patrol outside Bagram airbase, 50 kilometers north of Kabul on February 28, 2009.

America Is Again Failing Afghanistan’s Women—and Itself

The deteriorating status of women under Taliban rule is a strategic disaster for Washington.

Afghan women wait to receive food aid.
Afghan women wait to receive food aid.

The Taliban Have Turned Afghanistan Into a Graveyard of Women’s Rights

The Taliban are marking International Women’s Day with an ever-worsening cascade of abuses against women.

A person holds up effigies of Modi and Adani, and the Indian flag with a hand printed on it.
A person holds up effigies of Modi and Adani, and the Indian flag with a hand printed on it.

What Does the Adani Crisis Mean for India’s Growth Story?

The scandal has cast doubt on whether Modi can ensure India remains the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

Policemen stand guard along a street in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Feb. 1.
Policemen stand guard along a street in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Feb. 1.

The Deep Roots of Pakistan’s Terrorism Crisis

Considering some militants as instruments of regional influence while fighting others has had disastrous consequences.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for the arrival of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waits for the arrival of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

India Can Still Be a Bridge to the Global South

As G-20 president this year, New Delhi must secure greater climate financing and a debt restructuring plan for developing countries.

Gautam Adani speaks at an investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Jan. 12, 2011.
Gautam Adani speaks at an investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Jan. 12, 2011.

Gautam Adani and the New Indian Capitalism

The businessman has roots in Gujarat, but he resembles past Southeast Asian tycoons who formed monopolies through political patronage.

Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan carry white flags during a peace rally in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Feb. 3.
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan carry white flags during a peace rally in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Feb. 3.

Rising Terrorism Stirs Protests in Pakistan

Long-suffering residents near the Afghan border are voicing their grievances with militancy—as well as the powers that be.

Adani crisis in India
Adani crisis in India

The Adani Crisis Is Exactly What India Needs

The scandal may rattle India’s elite just enough to jump-start long-neglected reforms.

A cocoa farmer stirs his spread out in the sun for drying in Bringakro, in the Ivory Coast.
A cocoa farmer stirs his spread out in the sun for drying in Bringakro, in the Ivory Coast.

Adam Tooze: How China and India Could Transform the Chocolate Business

A rise in worldwide consumption would test an industry built largely on exploitation.

Children internally displaced by Pakistan’s floods attend a mobile school class near a makeshift camp in Dera Allah Yar on Jan. 9.
Children internally displaced by Pakistan’s floods attend a mobile school class near a makeshift camp in Dera Allah Yar on Jan. 9.

Pakistan’s Climate Disconnect

The country’s growing leverage at U.N. negotiations has not resonated with much of its population.

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