Tag: South Asia

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we’re still processing the news that U.S. President Donald Trump has removed National Security Advisor Mike Waltz from his post and moved ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India-Pakistan tensions reach a high point after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, India and the United States move forward on ...

In July 1995, when the militant insurgency in Indian-administered Kashmir was at its peak, a shadowy organization calling itself Al-Faran kidnapped six U.S. and European trekkers, along with two guides. ...

Next week marks 100 days since U.S. President Donald Trump took office for a second term. In the last three months, Trump and his team have taken steps that have ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance makes a high-profile trip to India with his family in tow, militants in Indian-administered Kashmir ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. officials express interest in Pakistan’s mineral reserves, the United States extradites a suspect in the 2008 Mumbai attacks to ...