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Tag: South Asia

A child reacts to the camera while sitting on his father's back as they make their way in a flooded area in Bogra, Bangladesh, August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Posted inOpinion

Why climate change spells danger for South Asia

by Chris Fitzgerald June 1, 2022June 1, 2022

The heatwave effecting the subcontinent has brought climate change to the forefront of the minds of South Asian countries. In a part of the world that is already politically unstable, a changing climate presents an existential threat that the entire region will need to deal with to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. The heatwave across India […]

Posted inAnalysis

IPEF will be a hard sell in the Indo-Pacific

by MK Bhadrakumar May 25, 2022May 30, 2022
Posted inSri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s raging protests show a fragile unity – for now

by Andreas Johansson May 4, 2022May 6, 2022
Posted inPakistan

China has a suicide terror problem in Pakistan

by FM Shakil May 2, 2022May 6, 2022
Posted inAfghanistan

Eight months on, Taliban’s rule is far from stable

by Salman Rafi Sheikh May 2, 2022May 6, 2022
Posted inReligion

Caste doesn’t exist only in India or in Hinduism

by Aseem Hasnain and Abhilasha Srivastava April 29, 2022April 29, 2022
Posted inPakistan

The real reason Khan is stoking anti-US sentiment

by FM Shakil April 28, 2022May 4, 2022
Posted inSri Lanka

Rajapaksas down but not out in bankrupt Sri Lanka

by Salman Rafi Sheikh April 27, 2022May 3, 2022
Posted inSouth Asia

Sri Lanka mess a timely warning for Pakistan, Nepal

by Sayantan Ghosal and Dannia Thomas April 23, 2022April 25, 2022
Posted inSouth Asia

What to expect in Kashmir after Khan

by Leoni Connah April 23, 2022April 25, 2022
Posted inPakistan

Sharif to beg Saudi and China for a financial lifeline

by FM Shakil April 22, 2022April 27, 2022
Posted inAnalysis

Pakistan airstrikes stir up a Pashtun hornets’ nest

by MK Bhadrakumar April 19, 2022April 22, 2022
Posted inAf-Pak

Pakistan, Afghanistan teeter toward a border war

by FM Shakil April 18, 2022May 4, 2022
Posted inPakistan

Sharif’s big chance to reset Pakistan’s lose-lose diplomacy

by Salman Rafi Sheikh April 16, 2022April 22, 2022
Posted inAnalysis

Why Modi won’t leave Putin’s side

by Sumit Ganguly April 16, 2022April 20, 2022
Posted inPakistan

How long will Sharif last in Pakistan?

by FM Shakil April 15, 2022April 20, 2022
Posted inAnalysis

When will the Sri Lankans (and the IMF) ever learn?

by R. Ramakumar April 14, 2022April 16, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Why US is angry at India buying Russian oil

by Swaran Singh April 8, 2022April 13, 2022
Posted inSri Lanka

Rajapaksa to blame for Sri Lanka’s economic calamity

by Salman Rafi Sheikh April 1, 2022April 19, 2022
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Haqqanis imposing their radical will on Afghanistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh March 28, 2022April 4, 2022

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