Pakistan’s Military Leader Thinks Different
Pakistani Army chief Syed Asim Munir, widely considered the most powerful person in his country’s government, is now at the peak of his career. This month’s fighting with India, which ...
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Pressure Mounts in Bangladesh
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus finds himself under pressure as calls for elections grow louder, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visits ...
Pakistan’s Generals Get a Reputational Boost
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Pakistan’s military sees its political fortunes improve after the recent conflict with India, U.S.-India trade talks keep moving with the ...
Drones Are Transforming South Asian Warfare
The recent military confrontation between India and Pakistan, which involved the worst fighting between the regional rivals in decades, marked the first time the two nuclear powers used drones against ...
Why Disinformation Surged During the India-Pakistan Crisis
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: The recent India-Pakistan crisis fuels a disinformation spiral, Bangladesh bans the activities of the once-powerful Awami League party, and Pakistan ...
Modi Has Changed India’s Military Doctrine
It was widely understood that India would respond militarily to what it called a Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack that occurred on April 22 in the town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, ...
A Tale of Four Fighter Jets
A terrorist attack takes place in Indian-administered Kashmir. India blames Pakistan and vows to retaliate. A few days later, India conducts airstrikes in Pakistani territory, the two sides exchange fire, ...
India Has a Long-Term Plan With Pakistan
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India’s strikes against Pakistan should be seen as part of a long-term plan, India and the United Kingdom sign a ...
What Is the Risk of a Conflict Spiral Between India and Pakistan?
The militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists last month was the first major terrorist incident in the region since February 2019, when a suicide bombing attributed to ...
From Flooded Shores to Uncertain Futures
SUNDERBANS, West Bengal—Thirty-year-old Sita*, originally from a coastal region of Bangladesh, recalls the day Cyclone Aila struck with chilling clarity. Her house made from mud and thatch crumbled from the ...
