Tag: South Asia

There has been an eerie similarity to recent developments in South Asia. The Generation Z-led protest movement that ousted Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in Nepal in September echoes the ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to New Delhi reflects a remarkable turnaround in ties, South Asia views the ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Pakistan reportedly makes an offer to the United States to develop and operate an Arabian Sea port, an internet outage ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Violent protests in Ladakh could cause trouble for New Delhi, the Taliban release another U.S. citizen a few weeks after ...

NEW DELHI—Back-to-back student-led uprisings in Bangladesh and Nepal have toppled governments there, signaling a generational shift in South Asian politics. From Colombo to Dhaka to Kathmandu, Generation Z is emerging ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump escalates a demand that the Taliban hand over Bagram Airfield, South Asian leaders arrive in New ...

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a defense pact last week that provides mutual security guarantees. The agreement is likely to have ramifications for South Asia, as it comes as a ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: The Indian national cricket team snubs Pakistan on the pitch, Nepal swears in interim leader Sushila Karki after mass protests ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli resigns amid deadly anti-government protests, a U.S. firm strikes a deal with Pakistan on ...

It was a sunny mid-morning in South Kashmir, the kind of heat that slows everything down. Beneath the wide shade of a chinar tree, a group of young boys had ...