Politics

Participants of the 2022 Women on Wheels rally ride their motorbikes in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi 
Gender

Pakistan's 'Pink Riders' hit the road in battle against sexism

Once strictly taboo, women are starting to ride motorcycles in South Asian nation

16 December 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House on June 23.
Indo-Pacific

Biden won't visit India next month for parade and Quad: U.S. official

Proximity to State of the Union and primaries restrict foreign travel

14 December 2023
Indian paramilitary soldiers and policemen stand guard near a cutout of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the main market in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Dec. 11.
Politics

Indian verdict on Kashmir: 'Beacon of hope' or bitter disappointment?

Top court decision hailed by Modi irks local leaders along with Pakistan and China

13 December 2023
Advertisements in Saint Petersburg promote military service contracts in the Russian Armed Forces.
Ukraine war

Nepal mourns mercenaries who died for Russia, faces tough questions

Trafficking of soldiers highlights Himalayan nation's high youth unemployment

13 December 2023
A soldier carries ballot boxes ahead of Pakistan's 2018 general election in Peshawar. The country is scheduled to go to the polls again on Feb. 8, 2024.
Politics

Pakistan security fears and Imran Khan factor fuel talk of election delay

Race off to slow start but government insists polls will go ahead on Feb. 8

12 December 2023
Lawyers in front of India's Supreme Court in New Delhi on Dec. 11.
Politics

India's top court upholds end of Kashmir's special status, orders polls

Decision buoys Modi government ahead of 2024 general election

11 December 2023
An Israeli volunteer walks with a weapon as he helps farmers from Kibbutz Be'eri, one of the communities attacked by Hamas.
Middle East crisis

Sri Lanka's dispatch of workers to Israel farms sows controversy

Muslim politicians urge rethink amid concerns over safety and ethics

11 December 2023
The Afghan Taliban says China has accepted its choice for ambassador to Beijing with the release of this photo of an unidentified Taliban representative.
Afghanistan turmoil

Taliban says China has accepted its envoy to Beijing

Afghanistan 'last piece' of strategic puzzle as Beijing looks to shut out West

10 December 2023
Afghanistan's under-construction Qosh Tepa irrigation canal aims to turn some 550,000 hectares of desert land into usable farmland.
International relations

Taliban vow to finish disputed canal at 'any cost'

Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbors cry foul over plans to tap shared river

9 December 2023
Bangladeshi police clash with opposition protesters in Dhaka ahead of the country's general election. (Photo by Nazmul Islam)
Politics

Doubts dog Bangladesh democracy a month before polls: 5 things to know

After two widely questioned elections, South Asian country heads for another

7 December 2023
A stretch of northern Pakistan's Karakoram Highway. A deadly attack has renewed security concerns along the road to China.
Terrorism

Attack on Pakistan highway to China shakes key Belt and Road link

Bus shooting raises concerns over outlook for all-weather upgrade

6 December 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is garlanded by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, left, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagat Prakash Nadda, behind, and Home Minister Amit Shah, right, in New Delhi on Dec. 3.
Politics

Modi's BJP deals opposition heavy blow in Hindi heartland state polls

Congress' poor showing dims INDIA alliance's 2024 general election hopes

4 December 2023
Muslims offer Friday prayers inside Srinagar's Jamia Masjid mosque in August 2021.
Middle East crisis

Kashmir's anger over Gaza simmers as India keeps lid on protests

Ruling party spokesman denies ban, but stresses need for 'law and order'

2 December 2023
The U.S. has taken an openly critical view of Bangladesh's election procedures under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, while India has stressed the polls are an internal matter. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Getty Images)
International relations

Bangladesh's rocky election season splits India and U.S.

New Delhi sees Hasina as reliable partner while Washington piles on pressure

1 December 2023
Pakistan's then Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks in Islamabad in June 2021. He was removed from office in April 2022.
Politics

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan steps aside to keep his party's hopes alive

PTI picks 'stopgap' chairman as election winds favor nemesis Nawaz Sharif

30 November 2023
Nawaz Sharif, center, waves to supporters in Lahore on Oct. 21 after returning from self-imposed exile.
Opinion

Pakistan's election will not be about change this time

Military is showing it wants Nawaz Sharif back as prime minister for fourth term

30 November 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he arrives at the venue for the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September. (Pool via Reuters)
Opinion

India has revitalized multilateralism with its G20 presidency

Leaders came together under renewed spirit of collaboration

30 November 2023
The Quad leaders, from left: U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Pool photos)
Indo-Pacific

Quad faces reality check as alleged plot to kill U.S. Sikh dents trust

Whether Biden attends Jan. 26 India parade will be test of partnership

28 November 2023
People who fled Myanmar carry their belongings across a bridge to the border village of Zokhawthar, in India's northeastern state of Mizoram, on Nov. 15.
Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar's spiraling violence spawns strategic risks for India

Northeastern border instability, possible Chinese inroads worry analysts

27 November 2023
Women wave flags as they gather in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza during a rally in Karachi on Oct. 20.
Politics

Pakistani Islamist parties tap electorate anger over Israel-Hamas war

Polls, boycott campaign highlight public outrage amid tepid government response

26 November 2023
Mohamed Muizzu, the new president of the Maldives, speaks during his inauguration ceremony in Male on Nov. 17.
International relations

Maldives President Muizzu gets down to work, ups ante on India

New administration exposes details of New Delhi's military presence

24 November 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the G20 virtual summit by video link from Moscow on Nov. 22. (Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via Reuters)
G20 Summit

Putin makes appearance as India hosts virtual G20 summit

Xi skips discussion on development issues, Middle East crisis

23 November 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for unrestricted passage of humanitarian aid to Gaza in a message to a special BRICS summit hosted by South Africa.
Middle East crisis

Xi calls for Gaza cease-fire, release of civilians, at BRICS summit

China's leader seeks 'authoritative' peace conference to solve Palestinian question

22 November 2023
Awami League candidates and activists march to the party's office to collect election nomination papers in Dhaka on Nov. 20.
Politics

Bangladesh heads for 'one-sided' election repeat as opposition boycotts

As nomination process begins, analysts see worrying similarities to 2014 polls

21 November 2023
Pakistani officials inspect a car belonging to a Chinese national that was fired upon in a July 2021 attack in Karachi. The authorities are now insisting that Chinese personnel working in the country must use bulletproof vehicles.
Belt and Road

Pakistan expands security for Chinese after Beijing's pressure

Officials insist on bulletproof cars as separatist merger raises fears of attacks

20 November 2023