List of South Asia articles
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A municipal worker walks past a graffiti of a young person wearing a face mask during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown in Mumbai on May 4, 2020. Science and Pseudoscience in India
Modi’s false hope in a raging pandemic.
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A man checks his mobile phone while sitting in front of a closed shop in West Bengal, India, on May 28. Fragile India, Strong India
Why some states handled COVID-19 better than others.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Modi’s Religious Nationalism Hurts India’s Hindus, Too
Islamophobic policies harm not just Muslims, but the poor and marginalized.
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A health worker wearing a protective suit stands before a window in a newly inaugurated oxygen hub for COVID-19 patients in Kolkata, India, on May 23. How My Uncle Became One of Modi’s Coronavirus Victims
The Indian prime minister’s deadly blundering has sown the seeds of his own fall.
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With the help of an interpreter (center), an Afghan National Army doctor (left) speaks with a U.S. Army advisor. Inside Washington’s Fight to Save Afghans Who Saved Americans
Afghan interpreters were promised U.S. visas. Now, red tape may cost them their lives.
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Visitors discuss a 5G display at the India Mobile Congress in New Delhi on Oct. 25, 2018. India Draws a Line in the 5G Sand
After last summer’s clashes with China, New Delhi may finally be ready to leave ambiguity behind—and side with the West.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a joint statement at Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem on July 4, 2017. Modi Walks a Political Tightrope With Israel
Long hesitant to have a diplomatic relationship with Israel at all, India now wants to get closer—but not too close.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, on Aug. 25, 2019. India Gives Up Its Anti-Colonial Obsessions and Embraces Europe
In response to China’s rise, New Delhi casts off anti-Western baggage.
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A man holds up an Indian flag at a rally featuring. U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sept. 22, 2019. The Power of Indians Abroad
In a time of crisis, the diaspora shows its strength.
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A man receives the coronavirus vaccine in Pakistan. India’s COVID-19 Surge Terrifies Pakistan
A dangerous third wave is threatening an unvaccinated nation.
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Modi campaigns in West Bengal India’s Pandemic Disaster Has Finally Slowed Modi’s Unstoppable Rise
The populist leader is blaming everyone but himself. Voters aren’t buying it.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference. How to Boost the United States’ Most Important Partnership
Biden’s first 100 days show India is a crucial part of the new administration’s foreign policy.
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Health workers arrange beds for COVID-19 patients at a care center in Amritsar, India, on May 9. Mourning in India
Thanks to social media, grief has become collective—even as the pandemic has made it a lonely affair.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a townhall meeting at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 27, 2015. Forget Trump. Facebook Should Go After Modi.
Around the world, super influencers have used social media to sow chaos. Facebook’s “Supreme Court” should consider them too.
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Frontline COVID-19 coronavirus warriors such as health workers, patients ambulance drivers, crematorium workers, wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suits hold Indian national flags as part of the Independence Day celebrations in Kolkata on August 15, 2020. COVID-19 Is India’s Great Leveler
The coronavirus pandemic has flattened the country’s social order and turned its political divisions upside down.
