South Asia – Asia Times

The enduring legacy of Kashmir’s poet‑saints who built bridges between faiths

by Peter Dziedzic July 31, 2026July 31, 2026

Kashmir remains one of the world’s most contentious geopolitical flash points. In April 2025 India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed countries that share a tense border, came dangerously close to a major confrontation after militants attacked Indian tourists near the popular resort town of Pahalgam in Indian Kashmir. Against this backdrop, media coverage of Kashmir often […]

After Pakistan judge killing, a fight over who claims it

by Saima Afzal July 27, 2026July 29, 2026

Youth-led Indian protestors celebrate minister’s resignation

by Brett Wilkins July 27, 2026July 29, 2026

Iran-Iraq-Pakistan ‘axis of sympathy’ signals a reshaping Southwest Asia

by Ibrahim Al-Marashi July 24, 2026July 28, 2026

Hasina’s return from India would imperil Bangladesh’s sovereignty

by Simonetta Fornasiero July 23, 2026July 27, 2026

Why Europe needs Pakistan now more than ever

by Saima Afzal July 23, 2026July 27, 2026

New Bangladesh government’s rights vow tested by disappearance

by Faisal Mahmud July 21, 2026July 23, 2026

Indian police bash and gas youth-led ‘cockroach’ protesters

by Brett Wilkins July 21, 2026July 23, 2026

China-India Great Game taking shape on the Bay of Bengal

by Vivek Y Kelkar July 20, 2026July 23, 2026

Australia-India partnership deep on security, shallow on trade

by Lam Duc Vu July 20, 2026July 23, 2026

Child sex case a diplomatic reckoning for UK-Pakistan ties

by Saima Afzal July 20, 2026July 22, 2026

Bangladesh shelves India reset as tensions trump trust

by Faisal Mahmud July 18, 2026July 21, 2026

Gwadar’s missing cargo and fast-closing window

by Mujtaba Arshad July 13, 2026July 17, 2026

Operation Hard Ball: US showdown with India’s global gangsters

by Saima Afzal July 9, 2026July 14, 2026

The border killing fields separating India and Bangladesh

by Md Obaidullah July 8, 2026July 11, 2026

Bangladesh’s Rahman looks to China to squeeze India on the Teesta

by Faisal Mahmud June 27, 2026July 1, 2026

EU’s Taliban talks crack the facade of a principled policy

by Saima Afzal June 25, 2026June 30, 2026

Everything Bangladesh’s Rahman hopes to get from China

by Jannatul Naym Pieal June 20, 2026June 25, 2026

India doubts drove Pentagon’s Indo-Pacific name change

by Saima Afzal June 19, 2026June 23, 2026

India keeps undermining the Bangladesh reset it claims to want

by Faisal Mahmud June 18, 2026June 22, 2026

Al-Mirsad: the new, modern face of Taliban propaganda

by Saima Afzal June 17, 2026June 20, 2026

Indian opposition blasts Modi’s response to US killing of sailors

by Brad Reed June 16, 2026June 17, 2026

US-India relations aren’t as abysmal as they seem

by Grant Newsham June 16, 2026June 18, 2026

India’s Nicobar Island push threatens China’s Malacca lifeline

by Richard S Ehrlich June 12, 2026June 17, 2026

Indian targeted by Trump poured money into Don Jr.-backed startup

by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott and Alex Mierjeski June 9, 2026June 12, 2026

Water wars washing away South Asia’s fragile peace

by Jannatul Naym Pieal June 5, 2026June 10, 2026

Russia’s Afghan pivot risks entanglement in old traps

by Saima Afzal June 4, 2026June 8, 2026

Zia’s ghost still haunts Bangladesh’s fragile power pact

by Faisal Mahmud June 1, 2026June 4, 2026

The sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is quite dangerous

by Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick and Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri May 30, 2026May 30, 2026

Rahman’s first foreign trip will shape Bangladesh’s new direction

by Jannatul Naym Pieal May 22, 2026May 24, 2026

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