List of South Asia articles
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Girls attend class in Afghanistan. Taliban Reversal on Girls’ Education Ignites World’s Anger
The sudden about-face could undercut the Taliban’s hopes for international recognition.
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A shopkeeper waits for customers at a market in Pakistan. Will Pakistan’s Inflation Crisis Bring Down Imran Khan?
Political instability looms as the opposition brings a no-confidence vote against the prime minister.
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Vendors work at a market in Kabul. As the World Watches Ukraine, Afghanistan Goes Full Taliban
The Taliban are using detentions, repression, censorship, and killings to tighten their grip on power.
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Mahatma Gandhi In Paris Once Upon a Time, India Inspired the World
What today’s India can learn from the foreigners who once fought for its cause.
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Bharatiya Janata Party supporters wait to catch a glimpse of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. How the BJP Won Again in Uttar Pradesh
With a rare reelection in India’s most populous state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party may have found its winning formula.
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A wall mural painted on the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. ‘Nowhere to Turn to’: U.S. Forces Closure of Afghan Embassy
Afghan diplomats wanted to keep the flag raised but were running out of cash.
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A soldier salutes next to an Akash missile system in India. Can India’s Defense Industry Make It on the Export Market?
A recent sale to the Philippines is a major win, but India faces obstacles to its big ambitions.
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Aurat March women's activists march in Pakistan. Pakistan Broaches ‘Hijab Day’ for International Women’s Day
In one of the worst places to be a woman, politicians are doubling down.
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Tea pickers remove weeds at an organic tea plantation. In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong
A nationwide experiment is abandoned after producing only misery.
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People hold placards protesting Russia’s invasion in India. India Must Take a Stand on Russia’s War in Ukraine
New Delhi’s fence-sitting no longer serves its diplomatic or security interests.
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Azad stands on a platform above a crowd wearing a blue scarf. The Dalit Politician Shaking Up Uttar Pradesh’s Elections
Chandrashekhar Azad has rebranded his marginalized caste identity as something to be proud of.
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Manzoor Pashteen, the Pakistani tribal leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, takes part in an interview with Agence France-Presse in Islamabad on April 6, 2018. Pakistani Pashtun Leader: Nationalism Is a ‘Reaction Against the Racist Policies of the State’
Manzoor Pashteen is a rising political star willing to speak out on taboo subjects.
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In this picture taken on October 1, 2020, women wait with their children at a government-run maternity clinic in a rural area of Dand district in Kandahar province. The Taliban Are Harming Afghan Women’s Health
Afghanistan’s new government is imposing discriminatory restrictions on the health care system.
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Members of the Uzbek Taliban Taliban Struggle to Maintain Unity Six Months Into Their Reign
“People don’t trust us yet, but we’re working on it,” one Taliban commander said.
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A man reads a newspaper that hangs on a line with others. Pakistan’s New Media Crackdown Threatens Press Freedom
The army and the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence agency want to eradicate any criticism.
