South Asia

The Agnipath plan has triggered protests among potential soldiers and criticism from veterans, but it’s not likely to dent Modi’s government.

The recent LGBTQ film tries to give life to the complications of queer desire. It falters.

Is it a genuine push toward a cleaner—and safer—nation?

The Taliban can’t govern in normal times, let alone disaster response.

An internal United Nations report details escalating Taliban violations of human rights—and little U.N. leverage.

Thousands of Afghans who worked with the United States need a route out.

The regional capos who broke Afghanistan once before are angling to contest control of the country with the current Taliban rulers.

Two years after a deadly border clash, New Delhi appears wary of Beijing but unwilling to partner with Washington. These contradictions leave it open to exploitation.

Afghanistan’s new rulers are looting the past—again.

Mistrust and disagreements over privacy have impeded a partnership that could transform the global digital economy.

The Biden administration shut down a touchpoint for thousands of refugees from Afghanistan—and left its diplomats in agonizing limbo.

India, now courted by all sides, is the clear beneficiary of Russia’s war.

Afghans rue the return of the Taliban. So does Pakistan, as al Qaeda-linked militants run rampant.

The Taliban are diplomatically feted even as they destroy women’s rights.

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put 9/11’s planners back in the terror cockpit.