List of South Asia articles
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Hasina Khatoon's family in their shack in the Jammu city of Indian- administered Kashmir on April 23. Hasina was separated from her family and deported to Myanmar last month. India Abandons the Rohingyas
A deliberately ambiguous refugee policy allows the government to deny shelter to Muslims fleeing persecution.
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Buddhist monks take part in demonstration outside the president's office in Colombo on April 26. How the Rajapaksas Destroyed Sri Lanka’s Economy
Crony capitalism, protectionism, and corruption have caused havoc—uniting various ethnic groups, including Sinhalese Buddhists, in protest against the regime.
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A man carries a child on his shoulders during an anti-government demonstration in Sri Lanka. Inside Sri Lanka’s Unprecedented Mass Protests
Demonstrators have already made an impact but lack a unified agenda—and face a state notorious for crushing dissent.
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Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hold flags. Pakistan’s Military Ends Its Experiment With Hybrid Democracy
Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ouster goes down as a failure for the generals’ intervention in domestic politics.
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Syeda Lameeya Parween and her partner, Naina, play with their cats at their house in New Delhi on Feb. 21. LGBTQI Muslims in India Find Solace in Their Pets
“The first living being to know that I am a gay was my pet parakeet.”
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Taliban fighters in armored vehicles take part in a military parade. Afghanistan Regains Its Crown as Terror Central
The Taliban’s jihadi friends are back to threaten global security.
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A smiling Imran Khan raises his fist in a gesture toward supporters during a rally. Imran Khan’s Dangerous Game
Khan’s nationalist politics have already polarized Pakistan. Now he’s emerged as an even more dangerous loser.
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Demonstrators take part in a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa Leadership Won’t Step Down
As the brothers helming the government struggle with a spiraling economic crisis, they still have legislators and generals behind them—for now.
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Yahya, an Afghan who identifies as gay and a non-conforming person, poses during an interview at an undisclosed location on September 28, 2021. What the Taliban Mean for Queer Afghans
In the absence of Western support, their lives are in danger as they struggle to flee.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate a major road named after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman during an agreement signing ceremony in New Delhi on April 8, 2017. The U.S. Should Stop Nickel and Diming India and Bangladesh
A low-cost program designed to promote economic development has shut out two key partners in Asia.
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Afghan resistance forces take a rest as they patrol on a hilltop. Afghan Resistance Groups Eye Spring Offensive
But internal divisions and the Taliban get a vote, too.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Dec. 11, 2014. Why India Won’t Condemn Russia
The world’s largest democracy is under pressure to join the West in sanctioning Moscow. But New Delhi wants to keep its options open.
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A Chinese soldier stands with Sri Lankan military personnel during a training exercise in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 23, 2019. Across South Asia, U.S. and India Push Back Against China
Beijing’s strategic initiatives on the subcontinent are sputtering.
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Modi and Putin meet Why Most of the Indo-Pacific Tiptoes Around Russia
With Beijing and Moscow working so closely together, countries find it risky to support the West on Ukraine.
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Women wait in line during a World Food Program food distribution on the outskirts of Kabul. Afghanistan’s Hungry Will Pay the Price for Putin’s War
The knock-on effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine are hammering wheat-dependent countries such as Afghanistan.
