South Asia

India’s leader has to mix a muscular foreign policy with a softer touch.

And what that means for Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party

No longer just a balancer, the prime minister wants to make India a major power in its own right. And his cabinet pick shows he’s serious about doing so.

Violence in the Pakistani province is on the rise—and now Chinese nationals are the target.

Poor economic performance should have hurt the prime minister at the polls. Instead, appeals to nationalism won him the vote.

Bad times in India couldn't dent the BJP's juggernaut.

India’s Narendra Modi appears set for second term, Austria’s ruling coalition collapses ahead of the EU elections, and what to watch in the world this week.

There aren’t enough jobs to go around, but as the ongoing election has made clear, neither party is ready to tackle the problem.

With Saudi Aramco’s bid for a stake in Reliance Industries, the oil giant is looking to establish a permanent foothold in the South Asian country.

Host to one of the world’s largest refugee populations, the country is trying to figure out how to push migrants out. But that will mean sending many Afghans back to a country they’ve never lived in.

Access to employment and education are local priorities. Here’s how the West can work with the Taliban to ensure those rights.

The Sri Lanka attacks should put the region on alert.

A human rights movement from Waziristan is finally bringing the country together to challenge the brass.

Hotel Mumbai is a tale of courage. It is also a worrying reminder of India’s security flaws.

Responding to the recent violence with typical policies to counter violent extremism could make things far worse.

The country’s real divide has been between Buddhists and Muslims, but the Easter attacks may change all that.

There were many chances to stop the Easter Sunday attacks. The government missed them all.

How the vote got so expensive, and what it says about the country’s democracy.

Officials say it's time to shift diplomatic resources to countering China and Russia.

With the United States missing in action in the India-Pakistan crisis, others need to step up.