List of South Asia articles
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Pakistan's incumbent Army chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, waves during the Pakistan Super League cricket match between Islamabad United and Multan Sultans at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan’s Real Political Choice Could Come This Week
The next head of the Army will be the chief power broker in the nuclear nation.
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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks while taking part in an anti-government march. Is Imran Khan Pakistan’s Comeback Kid?
Foreign Policy talked to the former prime minister about the recent attempt on his life, relations with Washington, and how he’d make Pakistan great.
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A plane flies above buildings and a hillside. How It All Fell Apart in Afghanistan
The top U.S. watchdog for the conflict has a new theory.
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Zahida Khatoon Mugheri stands in front of partially flooded farmland in Pakistan. Pakistan’s Farmers Are Already Bracing for the Next Disaster
In Sindh province, the food insecurity that followed extreme flooding may be a harbinger for the climate future.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivers a speech at the 27th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Nov. 8. Pakistan Leads Charge for Climate Justice at COP27
The have-nots need lots of cash to tackle climate change. Can they be trusted with it?
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Frontier Constabulary personnel detains a supporter of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Pakistan’s Military Is Afraid of Imran Khan
The former prime minister has turned against the force that once supported him.
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modi-cult-of-personality-matthieu-bourel-illustration-Online_site_1500x1000px_bis The Cult of Modi
How India’s prime minister dismantled the world’s largest democratic experiment.
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Taliban soldiers stand guard as men imprisoned for using drugs sit in a courtyard prior to being released from Kandahar Central Jail. Despite ‘Ban’ on Opium, Afghanistan’s Poppy Crop Is Growing
More drugs and higher prices a year after the Taliban takeover.
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Nepalese Foreign Minister Narayan Khadka wave. Is Nepal Under China’s Thumb?
Ahead of this month’s elections, Nepal’s democracy faces a dual challenge: its own factionalism and the Chinese Communist Party’s growing influence.
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Afghan National Army soldiers train. Russia’s Recruiting Afghan Commandos
Abandoned special forces veterans are getting job offers for a very different kind of battlefield.
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Supporters of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan march along a street during a demonstration in Islamabad Pakistan’s Military Is Here to Stay
Imran Khan’s agitations won’t change how his country functions.
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Armed personnel from the 11th Gorkha Rifles take part in a khukri (or knife) dance as a part of India’s 75th Independence Day celebrations at Gajoldoba Barrage, India, on Aug. 15, 2021. India’s Military Revamp Is Angering Nepal
A new recruitment system could endanger Gurkha regiments—the “umbilical bond” between the two countries.
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Armed Chinese police stand guard at Tiananmen Square. Afghan Militants Have China in Their Crosshairs
New Islamic State rhetoric targets Chinese imperialism.
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An Afghan woman and her son walk through the National Conference Center. Many Afghan Refugees Are Still Without a Place to Call Home
Cramped conditions and snail-paced bureaucracy add to the misery of people forced to flee the Taliban’s takeover.
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People take boats to cross floodwaters. The World Is Blowing Its Best Shot at Fixing Climate Finance
Forcing Pakistan to make debt payments after catastrophic floods is a moral atrocity.
