The South Asia Channel
List of The South Asia Channel articles
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gettyimages-124049505 A Pipeline to South Asia Prosperity
A proposed plan for a new natural gas pipeline could be an economic boon for Afghanistan. But Kabul must implement real pathways for it to succeed.
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A Bangladeshi social activist pays his last respects to slain US blogger of Bangladeshi origin and founder of the Mukto-Mona (Free-mind) blog site, Avijit Roy in Dhaka on March 6, 2015 after he was hacked to death by unidentified assailants in the Bangladeshi capital on February 26. An FBI team has arrived in Dhaka to help investigate the American-Bangladeshi writers gruesome killing. AFP PHOTO / Munir uz ZAMAN (Photo credit should read MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images) To Counter IS in Bangladesh, Look To The Bloggers
If the international community is concerned about the spread of IS in Bangladesh, it should pressure the government to provide a secure space for free media.
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Pakistani Foreign Secretary, Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry (R) listens during the second round of four-way peace talks at the Presidential palace in Kabul on January 18, 2016. A second round of four-country talks aimed at reviving peace negotiations with the Taliban began in Kabul on January 18, even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter campaign of violence across Afghanistan. Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States convened in the Afghan capital for a one-day meeting seeking a negotiated end to the bloody 14-year insurgency. AFP PHOTO / SHAH Marai / AFP / SHAH MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images) Straight Talk on Afghan Peace Talks
Expectations for the Afghan peace process should be measured. With the Taliban’s increasing leverage in negotiations and refusal to join in the talks, lasting peace remains elusive.
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY OF CYRIL JULIEN A partial view of the Kalantari port in city of Chabahar on May 12, 2015. Chabahar, located on the coast of Sistan-Baluchistan (south-east), is open to the Oman Sea and the Indian Ocean. It is Iran's gateway to Pakistan and Afghanistan in the east, the Central Asian countries to the north, and Turkey and the Gulf countries in the west. AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Chabahar Port: A Win for South Asia
The Chabahar port agreement is set to be finalized in the upcoming trilateral meeting in Delhi. With all players slated to benefit, Chabahar looks like a win-win for all parties.
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gettyimages-499817092-1 America’s Afghan Refugee Crisis
After 50 plus years, the United States has caused more harm than good in Afghanistan. By accepting responsibility for the refugee crisis, it can begin to reverse this trend.
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gettyimages-457644830 A Plan Colombia for Afghanistan
In the fight to rid Afghanistan of violent extremism, the central government needs greater resources to gain a decisive advantage.
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Pakistani students shout slogans against the attack on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda on January 25, 2016. Pakistan has pledged further action to combat militants, but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif admitted progress had often been slow, speaking just days after a deadly attack by heavily armed gunmen on a university campus killed 21 people. AFP PHOTO / A MAJEED / AFP / A Majeed (Photo credit should read A MAJEED/AFP/Getty Images) Identity Goes Beyond Islam in Pakistan
A country founded on the basis of religious identity, Pakistan must now embrace ethnic pluralism to find unity in the fight against terrorism.
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gettyimages-478362937 In Afghanistan, No Leadership Means No Elections
The only way for Afghanistan to avert electoral disaster is if the Ghani government and parliament act together to take cohesive and swift action.
