List of South Asia articles
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Bharatiya Janata Party supporters await the arrival of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai, India. Modi’s Marketing Muscle
The prime minister has turned India’s G-20 leadership into a nonstop advertisement for its growing clout.
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Relatives and security officials offer funeral prayers for policemen killed by a roadside bomb in the Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The Taliban Are Throwing Pakistan a Googly
Extremism, more than all the other crises, challenges Pakistan’s very survival.
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People are seen taking pictures of the soon-to-be launched, first company-owned Apple store in India inside the Jio World Drive mall in Mumbai. Apple Takes a Bite Out of India
The world’s biggest company is hedging its dependence on China.
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A Taliban security personnel stands guard as Afghan people wait to cross into Pakistan. What Happened to the Taliban’s Pledge to Fight Terrorism?
Washington withdrew from a 20-year fight against terrorism, vowing to maintain over-the-horizon capability. It’s still squinting.
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Indian National Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge (center) and members of parliament of various opposition parties take part in a protest march against the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case in New Delhi on March 24. Why Does the U.S. Care More About Taiwan’s Democracy Than India’s?
The West’s urge to counter China shouldn’t mean ignoring democratic erosion among its own coalition members.
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Political opposition figure Rahul Gandhi arrives at court in Surat, India, on April 3. Modi’s Party Deals Its Main Opposition a Final Blow
Rahul Gandhi’s expulsion from Parliament leaves the Indian National Congress party little time to recover ahead of next year’s national elections.
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Supporters gather around a car carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan as he arrives to appear before the high court in Lahore, Pakistan. The Many Trials of Imran Khan
The ousted Pakistani leader and his party face dozens of charges he says are politicized—but he hasn’t been arrested yet.
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Taliban security personnel stand guard along a street in Afghanistan. The Taliban Are Back in the Hostage Business
Left in the cold, the extremists are falling back on an old trick of swapping foreigners for favors.
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Chief of a social organisation, Amritpal Singh along with devotees takes part in a Sikh initiation rite ceremony also known as Amrit Sanskar at Akal Takht Sahib in the Golden Temple in Amritsar on October 30, 2022. Violent Sikh Separatism Is Repeating as Farce
How India became captivated by a hapless fugitive Sikh separatist.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a summit in Tokyo. Why India Downplays China’s Border Threat
Responding to Beijing’s aggression is more than a military question.
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Indian Air Force Su-30 fighter planes perform during Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 13. India’s Defense Plans Fall Victim to Putin’s War
Russian weapons dominate India’s arsenal, but Moscow can no longer deliver.
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afghanistan-embassies-taliban-arsh-Raziuddin-illustration-hp Afghanistan’s Ambassadors Fly the Flag Against the Taliban
A dispirited diplomatic corps is the last remnant of a fallen government.
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Sikh protest outside Indian High Commission, London The Solution to India’s Sikh Protests Lies Abroad
To stop the return of separatist violence, New Delhi needs help from Western partners with powerful diaspora communities.
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Taliban clerical students attend a class at an Islamic school in Kandahar on Feb. 8. Keep Talking to the Taliban
Shaming and shunning won’t make life better for Afghans.
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Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan stand atop a shipping container. Politics Are Holding Pakistan’s Economy Hostage
Drama around former Prime Minister Imran Khan leaves Pakistan’s finances in the lurch.
