South Asia

International assistance isn’t the political lever many hope it will be.

Zalmay Khalilzad achieved what he was asked to do: Get the United States out of Afghanistan.

Pakistan has 50 million women of childbearing age and only one globally certified person to help them feed their newborns.

A U.S.-India alliance would allow both countries to expand their global strength.

Rohingya refugees in India are facing persecution yet again.

The “war on terror” is an American idea that only made matters worse.

After his disastrous handling of COVID-19, India’s prime minister is attempting to seize back the narrative.

Sowing doubts about Washington is a potent weapon for Beijing. But even after Afghanistan, U.S. strategy in Asia remains intact.

In 2008, an Afghan interpreter saved Matt Zeller’s life. Now he wants to return the favor.

The Afghan government is imposing punishments that have no comparison elsewhere in the Islamic world.

In another strategic shift, Modi has opened space activities to private companies and new allies.

Why a crowded New Delhi hospital with empty COVID-19 wards is a sign of hope.

Here are three steps the Biden administration can take today.

Islamabad and Pyongyang exchanged technology, cash, and expertise.

Mansoor Ahmad Khan tells FP that Afghanistan is more stable now, and he denies any Pakistani support for the militant group.

But the sudden flood of capital is not as good for India as it looks.

The Taliban say modern education is of no use as the country heads toward economic meltdown and starvation.

Those who see India as a climate boogeyman are holding it to a standard they would never apply to themselves.