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Indian parliment in New Delhi by night. Photo: iStock

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

India’s institutions face growing credibility crisis

by Pushkar Raj June 2, 2018

Former chief justice Nasir-ul-Mulk has taken the oath as Pakistan’s caretaker prime minister. Photo: AFP

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan finalizing caretaker government to hold transparent elections

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid June 1, 2018February 18, 2020

India's parliament is currently considering a draft bill that would set down rules, regulations and penalties concerning the controversial issue of surrogacy in the country. The author says such a law is needed to clarify all types of surrogacy, including commercial arrangements involving monetary compensation.
Photo: iStock/FotoShocK

India, South Asia

India’s draft surrogacy bill needs to become law

by Sonali Kusum June 1, 2018

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh, center in turban, is seen at the release of the book, 'Spy Chronicles' in New Delhi. Photo: Courtesy Twitter

India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan gave Osama to the US, former spy chiefs claim

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Member heads of state meet at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Ufa, Russia, in 2015. Photo: AFP / Alexander Nemenov

Australia, China, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

What will India’s role be in the SCO?

by Zamir Awan May 28, 2018

Muslim rebel with automatic rifle and machine-gun belt.
Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Power projects under increasing threat in Afghanistan

by Ruchi Kumar and Ajmal Omari May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Members of the Hazara community protest against the killing of Hazaras in Quetta, Pakistan, on April 29, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Banaras Khan

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s Hazaras seek protection from ISIS and rogue military

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Since a cartoonist's task is to shape public opinion, the threshold for suing them for defamation must be much higher than that of other cases, Madras High Court Justice Swaminathan ruled. Photo: AFP/Sam Panthaky

India, South Asia, World

India’s High Court upholds cartoonists’ right to ridicule

by Saurav Datta May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The son of an Indian Central Reserve Police Force officer lights his funeral pyre in Sathiala village, 45km from Amritsar, on April 25, 2017. Raghbir Singh was killed in an attack by about 300 Maoists in Chhattisgarh. He was one of 25 troops killed in an ambush. They were security for the building of a new road opposed by the Maoists. Photo: AFP/ Narinder Nanu

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, South Asia

Maoists and security officials killed in east Indian states

by Asia Times staff and Bertil Lintner May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

China's route through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. Source: AFP

China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

On 67th anniversary, Pakistan-China relations entering new era

by Zamir Awan May 22, 2018

The Geo TV studio. The station has been dropped by many cable operators. Photo: Asia Times files.

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Self censorship descends on Pakistani media as polls loom

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

The Chinese and Pakistan flags. Photo: Asia Times graphic

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Concern in Pakistan over flood of Chinese investment

by FM Shakil May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Information & Broadcasting Minister Smritri Irani has been dumped in the latest Cabinet reshuffle. Photo: AFP

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Indian Minister Irani shunted out of cabinet again

by Asia Times staff May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Nawaz Sharif's remarks on the Mumbai attacks have seen him accused of being 'anti-Pakistan'. Photo: Reuters / Mian Khursheed

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Nawaz Sharif evokes Mumbai terror attack to outflank military

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi answers a question during the panel discussion with the Council on Foreign Relations in Manhattan, New York, on September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jeenah Moon

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Team Trump places Pakistan in a paradox

by William Holland May 15, 2018

Malik Riaz. 2018-05-11

Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s most influential man is above the law

by Imad Zafar May 11, 2018

Photo: PakCoin website,

India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea

Pakistani crypto PakCoin up by 60% despite central bank ban

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump reinforcing view that international system is inherently lawless

by Vivek Katju May 11, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in Bangalore on May 8 ahead of the Karnataka state election. Photo: Reuters/Abhishek N Chinnappa

India, Middle East, South Asia, World

How Modi has failed as prime minister of India

by Sachi Satapathy May 11, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Sino-Indian economic project in Afghanistan no ‘snub’ to Pakistan

by Prakash Katoch May 9, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Alibaba to buy South Asia e-commerce site Daraz

by Asia Times staff May 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves to his supporters as he arrives to address them during an election campaign meeting ahead of Gujarat state assembly elections, in Ahmedabad on December 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

China, India, Maldives, Nepal, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Memories of 2015 blockade will haunt Modi’s Nepal visit

by Narayan Adhikari May 8, 2018June 4, 2018

India opted to buy 36 of the Rafale French-made fighter aircraft. The deal is now mired in a massive controversy. Photo: Wikimedia Commons / Arnaud Gaillard

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, France, India, Japan, Maldives, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Romancing the West risks India’s regional influence

by Khalid Ibn Muneer May 8, 2018

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli (L) with Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh after his arrival at Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi on Friday. Photo: AFP/MONEY SHARMA

China, India, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia, World, Wuhan

New outlook in Nepal’s relations with India and China

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa May 7, 2018

Gurkha soldiers. Photo: Tim I Gurung

India, Nepal, South Asia

Why the British never colonized Nepal

by Tim I Gurung May 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Hazara attacks in Pakistan. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Persecution of Hazara minority must be stopped

by Imad Zafar May 4, 2018May 4, 2018

Map ofPakistan: iStock

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

American conspiracies and the Pashtun Spring

by Bilal Khan May 3, 2018May 3, 2018

A Rohingya refugee woman at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

Dhaka banks on UN Security Council to help send the Rohingya ‘home’

by Faisal Mahmud May 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters chant slogans condemning the rape and murder of six-year-old girl Zainab Ansari in Kasur during a march in Karachi on January 12, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Akhtar Soomro

Pakistan, South Asia

#MeToo hits Pakistan as sexual harassment allegations arise

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Police try to help wounded Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul on Monday. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, European Union, France, South Asia, World

Kabul bombings kill 8 journalists, death toll at least 25

by Asia Times staff April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

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