South Asia

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A closer look at the challenges to democratic institutions and processes in the region. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

Aakar Patel | Free, fair polls: How Bangladesh & Pakistan show the way not to go

Erosion of Democracy in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan Under Scrutiny

08 Apr 2024 11:06 PM

President Xi Jinping. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

Manish Tewari | China in our backyard poaching our neighbours

India-China geopolitical dance: Navigating diplomatic challenges in the neighborhood

27 Jan 2024 11:55 PM

The world’s GDP per capita per year is an average of $12,262. (Image:PTI)

Aakar Patel | Has South Asia hobbled itself? Can we turn into Korea, Taiwan?

China is slightly ahead of the world average GDP, and Bangladesh, India and Pakistan are one-fifth.

12 Dec 2023 12:10 AM

The victory of Opposition candidate Mohammed Muizzu in the Maldives presidential election seemed imminent when he led in the first round, though falling short of the 50 per cent vote that was needed for an outright victory. (Image : Twitter)

K.C. Singh | Maldives the latest play in India-China games

Warning signals that India’s Maldivian policy was fraying had been visible for some time

04 Oct 2023 12:00 AM

Indian Spiderman. (Photo by arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | South Asian marvels, but can they last?

In cinema outside the subcontinent, however, South Asian representation is negligible at best.

20 Aug 2023 12:05 AM

Representational image . (Source: wikipedia)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | The politics of geography and how societies evolve

The demography of geography creates society, economy, polity, the rise and fall of empires and their borders, as well as war and peace

29 Jun 2023 12:05 AM

Aakar Patel | The unreality of ‘Akhand Bharat’: What we must do to bring it about

The story explained that “Akhand Bharat” was a concept espoused by Hindutva nationalists

06 Jun 2023 12:10 AM

Of concern to India is the United States pushing Afghanistan towards what the draft paper sent to all parties, including the Taliban, calls the Afghanistan Peace Agreement. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Afghan trouble looming: Pak likely to make gains

The Biden presidency has directly or indirectly impacted other South Asian developments too

11 Mar 2021 4:06 AM

Covid19 hit South Asia very hard, worst economic performance in 40 years says World Bank. (PTI Photo)

World Bank estimates worst economic slump in South Asia

The dire economic effects are already much in evidence, with widespread lockdowns freezing most normal activity

12 Apr 2020 9:57 AM

Women are a heterogeneous group and a product of their society.

Peg gender on human rights, not only in an economic lens

We tend to equate worth with economic strength, social standing and occupation in positions of authority.

26 Nov 2019 12:10 AM

Rani Mukerji is now 'Most Influential Cinema Personality' award in South-East Asia

Rani Mukerji's last release 'Hichki' had grossed over Rs 250 crores worldwide.

09 Nov 2019 8:24 AM

Low literacy rates, proliferation of deadly weapons, rising poverty and ethnic tensions and deprivation make the region a perfect breeding ground for extremist forces and this must be seen and tackled as a global challenge, he said. (Representational Image | AFP)

South Asia has become a perfect breeding ground for religious extremism: SAMAF

Half of the population in the region is under 25 years of age, SAMAF chairman Nadeem Nusrat said at the US Capital organised by the body.

13 Jun 2019 3:09 PM

Dr C Christine Fair from the Edmund A Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University examined Pakistan's enduring imperative to use cross-border terrorism to try and resolve its basic conundrum; it wants to try and change maps, but it has an army that cannot win wars and has nuclear weapons it can't use. So it has settled upon a strategy of proxy war in Kashmir and elsewhere in India under the safety afforded by its nuclear arsenal, according to Fair. (Photo: ANI)

Cross-border terrorism poses major threat in South Asia: Experts

Taha Siddiqui, Pakistani journalist now living in exile, offered a brief history of Pakistan's obsession with jihadi proxies in the region.

05 Jun 2019 1:17 PM

India hit back, saying there has been yet another attempt by Pakistan to misuse the UN forum by referring to situations that are extraneous to the discussions. (Photo: Representational | AP)

Report on Kashmir not even fit for consideration by UNHRC members: India

Pakistan raked up the issue of Jammu and Kashmir at a UN session on Monday, the third time it did so in as many weeks.

10 Jul 2018 12:33 PM

The trade deficit in South Asian countries such as Nepal, Myanmar and Pakistan with China is rising year-on-year, in spite of Beijing extending bilateral loans to them by significant amounts.

Chinese loans placing South Asia in debt trap

The Nepal Rastra Bank reveals that the figure stood at Rs.91.18 billion during the review period in 2015-16.

22 Jun 2018 11:35 AM

US President Donald Trump publicly raised the issue of high import duty by India on motorcycles at least three times in a month and threatened a reciprocal duty on Indian imports. (Photo: File)

Trade between India, US faces maximum friction, says White House official

'If you had to point to a part of relationship where you have most friction, it certainly would be trade side,' official said.

17 Mar 2018 8:19 PM

Given the life-altering impact child marriage has on a young girl’s life, any reduction is welcome news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Child marriages decline in India: UNICEF

When a girl is forced to marry as a child, she faces immediate and lifelong consequences.

06 Mar 2018 4:43 PM

India's Prohibition of Child Marriage Act imposes a fine of Rs 1,00,000 and two years in prison for parents caught trying to marry off their underage children. (Photo:PTI/File)

Child marriages in India halved driving down global rate: UNICEF

Despite the law, child marriage remains deeply rooted and accepted in society, and is widespread in parts of the country.

06 Mar 2018 1:50 PM

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