The South Asia Channel
List of The South Asia Channel articles
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gettyimages-502592952 On the Trail of the Islamic State in Afghanistan
In Nangarhar province, Afghan troops are hunting a new and elusive enemy: the Islamic State fighters taking root in what were once Taliban strongholds.
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A security guard stands near the main gate of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office during a meeting by Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley with the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India in New Delhi on March 22, 2015. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said there is no 'disconnect' between the government and the RBI and hoped banks would follow the central bank in reducing interest rates. AFP PHOTO / SAJJAD HUSSAIN (Photo credit should read SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images) -
gettyimages-480851953 In President Ghani, Afghan Women Have A Champion Like No Other
A new day is breaking in Afghanistan with women’s rights finding new and focused attention from President Ashraf Ghani.
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 22: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrives at the White House October 22, 2015 in Washington, DC. The Prime Minister participated in a bi-lateral meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) -
gettyimages-471327258 A Year Later, Still No Justice for Farkhunda
No justice for Farkhunda means no justice for all Afghan women who are victims of violence. It is long past due for a rectification of Afghanistan's laws protecting women.
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Indian commandos overlook the air force base in Pathankot on January 5, 2016. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his Pakistani counterpart on January 5 to take 'firm and immediate action' against those behind an attack on an Indian air force base that left seven soldiers dead. AFP PHOTO/NARINDER NANU / AFP / NARINDER NANU (Photo credit should read NARINDER NANU/AFP/Getty Images) -
Nuclear Power Corp.'s Kudankulam plant is seen from Tsunami Nagar, India, on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. India will form a panel of government officials and experts to address the safety concerns of villagers living near the almost completed nuclear power station at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu state, where protests have halted work. Photographer: Adeel Halim/Bloomberg via Getty Images India’s Nuclear Dangers
India must use this final Nuclear Security Summit to shore up its reputation as a responsible nuclear weapons state.
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(FILES) In this photograph taken on September 29, 2011, a delegate of the India Nuclear Energy 2011 summit walks past a stall in Mumbai . More than 40 workers at a nuclear power station in northern India have been exposed to tritium radiation in two separate leaks in the past five weeks, company managers said on July 24, 2012. AFP PHOTO/Indranil MUKHERJEE (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images) -
Pakistani Christians mourn the death of a blast victim of the March 27 suicide bombing, in Lahore on March 28, 2016. Pakistan's army launched raids and arrested suspects after a Taliban suicide bomber targeting Christians over Easter killed 72 people including many children in a park crowded with families. / AFP / ARIF ALI (Photo credit should read ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images) Lahore Tragedy is Pakistan’s Moment of Reckoning
The Easter attack on Lahore’s Christian community is a tragedy, but also an opportunity for the government to take a public stance against violent attacks on its minority groups.
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Myanmar's outgoing president Thein Sein (R) hands over the presidential seal to the country's new President Htin Kyaw (L) during the handover ceremony at the president house in Naypyidaw on March 30, 2016. A close aide to Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in as Myanmar's president on March 30, a role that will see him act as a proxy for the pro-democracy figurehead and carry the hopes of a nation emerging from military rule. / AFP / POOL / NYEIN CHAN NAING/POOL (Photo credit should read NYEIN CHAN NAING/POOL/AFP/Getty Images) -
gettyimages-517881668 After Lahore, The Taliban’s Rise in Pakistan Continues
The Easter Sunday attack in Lahore is not a once-off occurrence. The Pakistani Taliban is strong and getting stronger, and stopping them will take more than just a military solution.
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The toll from a suicide blast in Pakistan's Lahore rose to 69, officials said on March 28, as authorities hunted for the "savage inhumans" behind the attack in a park packed with Christian families celebrating Easter Sunday. More than 200 people were injured, many of them children, when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through crowds near a children's play area in the park in Lahore, leaving dozens dead or bloodied. / AFP / ARIF ALI (Photo credit should read ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images) Terror in Lahore: Pakistan’s Toughest Test
As terrorist attacks hit Pakistan’s richer cities, Pakistan’s leadership faces a difficult decision.
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Afghan residents gather at the scene of a roadside bomb explosion at Khair Khana in Kabul on March 29, 2016. A roadside bomb attack in a residential area of Kabul killed two civilians and wounded nine people, Sediq Sediqqi, the Spokesperson to the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs, said. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) -
Pakistani security officials collect evidence at the cordoned-off site of the March 27 suicide bombing, in Lahore on March 28, 2016. The toll from a suicide blast in Pakistan's Lahore rose to 69, officials said on March 28, as authorities hunted for the "savage inhumans" behind the attack in a park packed with Christian families celebrating Easter Sunday. More than 200 people were injured, many of them children, when explosives packed with ball bearings ripped through crowds near a children's play area in the park in Lahore, leaving dozens dead or bloodied. / AFP / ARIF ALI (Photo credit should read ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images) -
Tourist boats lie anchored near the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, one of the 2008 militant attack sites, in Mumbai on November 26, 2015. A total of 166 people were killed and more than 300 others were injured when 10 heavily-armed Islamist militants stormed the city on November 26, 2008, attacking a number of sites, including the city's main railway station, two luxury hotels, a popular tourist restaurant and a Jewish centre. AFP PHOTO/ PUNIT PARANJPE / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE (Photo credit should read PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images)
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