South Asia

Economic models often fail to account for hidden assumptions. Ignoring the importance of trust and belonging in society may be hurting New Delhi more than policymakers understand.

By haggling over tiny trade issues, experts worry the Trump administration could weaken efforts to woo India as a strategic partner.

A divided domestic telecoms industry, disagreement within the central government, and a desire for India to develop its own systems have made the country’s calculations on 5G all the more complicated.

New Delhi wants people to prove their citizenship. But Indian women are the demographic least likely to possess paperwork.

Narendra Modi’s government thinks an “us and them” narrative will win it state elections—but that plan may backfire.

As secular Indians protest a controversial new citizenship law, some debate whether they should demonstrate as Muslims first or as Indians who happen to be Muslim.

An interview with Pakistan’s prime minister.

Aung San Suu Kyi’s persecution of the Rohingya paved the way for Modi.

Iran divides and disrupts in the Middle East, but it has a different playbook in Pakistan.