South Asia – Page 31 – Asia Times

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

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs yoga on International Yoga Day in Lucknow, India June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar

India, South Asia, World

Oil price rise ends the party for Modi government

by Vivek Kaul April 28, 2018

Night view of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: public domain

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Will Bangladesh’s quiet success story last?

by Asia Times staff April 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Photo: Reuters

Bangladesh, China, India, Jordan, Middle East, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Bangladesh bank and refugee crises defy relief

by Gary Kleiman April 27, 2018April 27, 2018

Pushpin on Islamabad map background. 3d illustration. Photo: iStock

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s civilian supremacy takes a hit

by William Holland April 27, 2018April 27, 2018

India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why Pakistan must raise its governance standards

by Atta Rasool Malik April 27, 2018April 27, 2018

The US and Pakistani flags. Photo: iStock

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

US sanctions hit Pakistan’s plan to join Nuclear Suppliers Group

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid April 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa waves at his supporters at the end of the five-day protest march from Kandy about 116 km to Colombo, in Sri Lanka, August 1, 2016. Photo: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Why Colombo remains a challenge for New Delhi

by Ana Pararajasingham April 26, 2018

A graphical representation of the 2018 World Press Freedom Index. Map: RSF

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

India falls further in press freedom rankings

by Asia Times staff April 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Justice Rajinder Sachar. Photo: Twitter/SudeepSudhakrn

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Remembering an Indian human-rights hero

by Pushkar Raj April 24, 2018

A father of a member of the Hazara community, who was killed with others by unidentified gunmen, weeps over the death of his son at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan. Photo: Reuters/ Naseer Ahme

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Pakistan, South Asia

ISIS targeting religious minorities and security forces in Balochistan

by F.M. Shakil April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Outgoing Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Manpreet Vohra, shows his cricket prowess in Kabul. Photo: Courtesy of the Indian Embassy in Kabul

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

High civilian casualties in Afghanistan, while the world dithers

by Ruchi Kumar April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangladesh Flag Ballot Box. 3D Rendering. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Global spotlight on Bangladesh’s upcoming elections

by S K Chatterji April 24, 2018April 24, 2018

A man cries beside an injured girl at a hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul near a school where voters were registering for ID cards so they can vote in the upcoming election. Photo: Reuters/ Mohammad Ismail

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

Anger in Kabul over election after blast claims 63

by Ruchi Kumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guest House in Beijing on April 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters via Madoka Ikegami/Pool

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

A whiff of Sino-Indian détente is in the air

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Manzoor Pashteen

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistani authorities myopic on approach to PTM

by Rahim Nasar April 20, 2018

Pakistan's Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Photo: Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations/Handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Political parties unite against ‘military-judiciary alliance’

by FM Shakil April 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Nepalese Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang Yi as they pose for media before their meeting on April 18, 2018, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo: Reuters via Parker Song/Pool

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia

Beijing proposes ‘economic corridor’ to Nepal and India

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

Uyghur men are seen outside Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, in China's Xinjiang province. Id Kah is the main mosque in Kashgar and the largest in China; built around 1442, it can hold up to 20,000 worshippers. The region is inhabited by several ethnic minorities including Muslim Uyghurs that often clash with the central authorities. Photo: Asia Times

Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia

Protests loom in Pakistan over China’s jailing of men’s Uyghur wives

by Saikat Datta and Kunwar Khuldune Shahid April 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistan's Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. Photo: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Pakistan, South Asia

Scales of justice are tipped in favor of the powerful

by Imad Zafar April 17, 2018

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, left, has been accused of being autocratic, while Zhaleda Zia, right, remains in jail for corruption. Photos: AFP & Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bangladesh polls pose a challenge to regional stability

by Manoj Joshi April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

Map of Pakistan. Photo: iStock

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

Pakistan’s national cauldron: civil-military conflict

by Rahim Nasar April 16, 2018

Police fire teargas shells at students from Dhaka University protesting against the quota for government jobs. Scores were injured. Photo: Nabiullah Nabi

Bangladesh, South Asia

Students clash with police in Dhaka over hated state jobs quota

by Faisal Mahmud April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Activists of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan wave party flags as they gather to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Aamir Qureshi

India, Pakistan, South Asia

Islamist parties re-create coalition to ‘establish sharia’ in Pakistan

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid April 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The kukri has been known as 'The Gurkha Knife' since WWI and WWII. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Brunei, India, Nepal, Singapore, South Asia

A brief history of the Gurkha’s knife – the kukri

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

This file photo shows a supporter of Nawaz Sharif holding up his portrait. Pakistan's former PM was today sentenced to 10 years in prison for corruption. Photo: Reuters

Pakistan, South Asia, World

Nawaz Sharif versus Pakistan’s ‘invisible forces’

by Imad Zafar April 5, 2018

Bollywood actor Salman Khan (second left) arrives at a court in Jodhpur in the western state of Rajasthan. Photo: Reuters

India, South Asia, World

Bollywood actor gets 5 years for killing protected antelopes

by Asia Times staff April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, left, has been accused of being autocratic, while Zhaleda Zia, right, remains in jail for corruption. Photos: AFP & Reuters

Bangladesh, South Asia, World

Bangladeshi politics in a mess ahead of poll in December

by Faisal Mahmud April 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees who were intercepted by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency off Langkawi island are escorted as they are handed over to immigration authorities, at the Kuala Kedah ferry jetty in Malaysia April 3, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Stringer

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, World

Myanmar in the Dragon’s jaws

by Prakash Katoch April 4, 2018

Map of Pakistan. Image: iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

The propaganda war against Pakistan’s military

by Atta Rasool Malik April 4, 2018

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