List of South Asia articles
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Taliban soldiers stand guard as men imprisoned for using drugs sit in a courtyard prior to being released from Kandahar Central Jail. Despite ‘Ban’ on Opium, Afghanistan’s Poppy Crop Is Growing
More drugs and higher prices a year after the Taliban takeover.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka wave. Is Nepal Under China’s Thumb?
Ahead of this month’s elections, Nepal’s democracy faces a dual challenge: its own factionalism and the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence.
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Afghan National Army soldiers train. Russia’s Recruiting Afghan Commandos
Abandoned special forces veterans are getting job offers for a very different kind of battlefield.
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Supporters of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan march along a street during a demonstration in Islamabad Pakistan’s Military Is Here to Stay
Imran Khan’s agitations won’t change how his country functions.
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Armed personnel from the 11th Gorkha Rifles take part in a khukri (or knife) dance as a part of India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations at Gajoldoba Barrage, India, on Aug. 15, 2021. India’s Military Revamp Is Angering Nepal
A new recruitment system could endanger Gurkha regiments—the “umbilical bond” between the two countries.
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Armed Chinese police stand guard at Tiananmen Square. Afghan Militants Have China in Their Crosshairs
New Islamic State rhetoric targets Chinese imperialism.
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An Afghan woman and her son walk through the National Conference Center. Many Afghan Refugees Are Still Without a Place to Call Home
Cramped conditions and snail-paced bureaucracy add to the misery of people forced to flee the Taliban’s takeover.
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People take boats to cross floodwaters. The World Is Blowing Its Best Shot at Fixing Climate Finance
Forcing Pakistan to make debt payments after catastrophic floods is a moral atrocity.
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Afghan refugee women and children learn computer skills in India. The School in a Basement That’s Changing Lives
Afghan refugees in New Delhi can now pursue an education in their mother tongue.
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Supporters of the Indian National Congress party wave flags. The Vote That Could Determine India’s Future
The Indian National Congress party has a chance to break from the Gandhi dynasty. It seems set on spurning the opportunity.
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India Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with China's President Xi Jinping What Accounts for the Economic Gap Between China and India?
The world’s two most populous countries had similar starting points, but China has outpaced India across the board.
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A plane takes off from the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Aug. 29, 2021. How Western Errors Let the Taliban Win in Afghanistan
NATO’s last man in Kabul helped facilitate the airlift and had a front-row seat to the Taliban takeover of the capital.
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Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces rest. Afghan Resistance Leaders See ‘No Option’ but War
But first they must present a united front to win the support they need to dislodge the Taliban.
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Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari speaks at a press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 7. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister: We’re Not a ‘Geopolitical Football’
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Islamabad’s relations with Beijing and Washington and how his country is dealing with deadly floods.
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Members of the Indian Border Security Force and Pakistan Rangers shake hands during a ceremony celebrating Pakistan's 75th Independence Day at the Attari-Wagah post on the India-Pakistan border, on Aug. 14. India-Pakistan Ties Are Warming—but Don’t Get Excited Just Yet
When sworn enemies with nuclear arms get along better, it’s incredibly significant news.
