South Asia

Gandhi’s alienation of British India's Muslim elite means that he is at least partially responsible for the 1947 partition

Withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan would allow the country to revert back to a terrorist safe haven, but significantly ramping up the U.S. presence is a...

The Doklam dispute raised important questions about the balance of power in Asia, China’s grand strategy, and what Washington can learn from the episode.

Chinese and Indian troops are facing off just yards away from each other, high in the remote Himalayas, at a spot called Doklam.

Bangladesh remains in terrorists' crosshairs, and troubling developments raise doubts about how committed the government is to combating radicalization within...

The threats of jihadists stealing a Pakistani nuclear weapon and of a high-intensity conventional war between India and Pakistan remain a present and growing danger...

As China expands its regional influence, its relationship with Pakistan will be increasingly important. Last April, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime...

Indian writers have been returning awards from India’s National Academy of Letters. It's part of a larger battle: a culture war between India's literary...

Tens of thousands of Bengalis and Rohingya, fleeing poverty and ethnic persecution, are embarking on desperate journeys from Bangladesh to Malaysia and beyond.

In late August, half a million protesters brought the Indian city of Ahmedabad, in the western state of Gujarat, to a complete halt. Led by a 22-year-old named...

While the world focuses on China’s aggression in the seas to its east, China’s leaders are looking west with their "One Belt, One Road" strategy. If successful, the...

India keeps its grip on Sri Lanka as China tries to steal influence and lengthen its “string of pearls," a cluster of developing nations along the Indian Ocean rim...

China and the United States were once the greatest barriers to a comprehensive global climate agreement. No longer: India is now the last stumbling block standing...

Wardah Nur never imagined that she would become a soldier. And, until ten years ago, she couldn’t have. Nur belongs to a small, elite group—the 2013 “lady cadets,”...

The governments of India and Pakistan have had trouble establishing a productive relationship, but smugglers on both sides of the border have not. If Pakistan and...

India's economy is hampered by slow growth, a widening current account deficit, and a depreciating rupee -- a combination of problems with no easy fix. Making...

India’s economic crisis has darkened the atmosphere in the country -- and done so in a way tragically familiar to most Indians. There is a creeping sense that the...