South Asia

A checkered democratic history, from 1947 to the present day.

India’s Supreme Court is finally ditching antiquated laws on gay sex.

The military thinks elections give it a facade to rule from above. But that plan keeps backfiring.

The four-nation mechanism was set up to contain Chinese maritime expansionism, but New Delhi is having second thoughts.

Modi’s soft approach is getting nowhere with a hard-line Washington.

What a sting operation reveals about press freedom in the world’s largest democracy.

The island nation is on the verge of conceding its sovereignty.

The accord's survival was already tenuous. But after Trump's Cabinet shakeup, it's likely to end.

"The Ugly American" remains relevant, 60 years after it changed the way the United States saw itself in the world.

Ahead of his trip to Delhi, the secretary of state articulated a clear vision for the U.S. relationship with India. Let’s hope it was not an anomaly.

The U.S. secretary of state reopened the offer during a surprise visit to Afghanistan.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the mining industry is key to Kabul’s future.

U.S. aid to Pakistan was falling even before the president’s speech

Can Trump close the deal in Afghanistan?

Kenneth Juster’s diplomatic background may help reassure jittery allies ahead of the first Trump-Modi summit.

Trump could succeed where his predecessors haven't: in Afghanistan.

A top U.S. military commander called the attack 'an unspeakable crime.'

A warning to President Trump not to mismanage Afghanistan.

The next president’s erratic blustering might be just crazy enough to work in Islamabad.

The incoming national security advisor allegedly shared classified intel with Pakistan’s notoriously compromised security services. What does that mean for Trump's "AfPak" policy?