Politics

A man injured by shells fired by Afghan forces receives treatment at a hospital in Chaman, Pakistan, on Dec. 15.
International relations

Pakistan-Afghanistan ties fray as Taliban forces shell civilians

Experts see Islamabad maintaining restraint despite multiple deaths near border

17 December 2022
A food vendor at Galle Face Green in Colombo: Sri Lanka needs to unlock $2.9 billion in funding from the International Monetary Fund, as a first step toward climbing out of bankruptcy.
Sri Lanka crisis

Bankrupt Sri Lanka holds breath for Paris Club's China overture

Five things to know about wealthy group's role in Colombo debt relief

16 December 2022
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a garland during Gujarat's state assembly election in Ahmedabad on Dec. 2. Modi was the star campaigner for the ruling BJP, which scored a record victory in the state.
Politics

Modi critics take aim at Indian PM's perpetual 'election mode'

Ruling BJP leans on leader's 'brand' in one state poll after another

15 December 2022
Indian demonstrators protest against China in Mumbai on Dec. 13, following the border scuffle in the Tawang area.
International relations

India-China border skirmish signals volatile 'new normal'

Analysts foresee more clashes along nuclear-armed neighbors' disputed boundary

14 December 2022
Supporters of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party shout slogans during a massive rally in Dhaka on Dec. 10, in which they called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step aside and install a caretaker government.
Politics

Bangladesh government digs in against protests as economy teeters

Experts warn of 2023 debt challenge and election considered unlikely to be fair

13 December 2022
A crude oil tanker is anchored at a terminal near the Russian port of Nakhodka on Dec. 4. Pakistan is poised to import oil from Russia by sea.
International relations

Pakistan to buy discounted Russian oil to ease economic pains

Experts downplay worries over irking U.S., Islamabad faces long wait for LNG

9 December 2022
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party celebrate after learning of the initial poll results in the Gujarat state assembly election in Gandhinagar, India, on Dec. 8.
Politics

Modi's BJP clinches biggest election win in India's Gujarat

Ruling party set for record 7th term in PM's home state despite setbacks elsewhere

9 December 2022
India eased data localization requirements in its latest data protection bill in hopes of winning support from tech companies.
Comment

India's new data protection bill gets Big Tech, startup support

Modi administration is likely to pass long-delayed legislation

8 December 2022
Pakistani security officials inspect a damaged truck at the site of suicide bombing on the outskirts of Quetta on Nov. 30.
International relations

U.S. signals support for Pakistan against resurgent terror threats

'Full set of tools' to fight Taliban group, al-Qaida branch hiding in Afghanistan

7 December 2022
A shuttered fertilizer store in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, on April 25: Carving out targeted exceptions to Western sanctions to facilitate Russian fertilizer exports would support increased food production.
Opinion

Russia war sanctions should not deprive Asia of fertilizer

Expansion of domestic grain production depends on secure access to inputs

6 December 2022
Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan sit on scaffoldings to see their leader speak on Nov. 26. He announced a halt to major protests and plans to quit provincial assemblies.
Politics

Imran Khan attempts provincial power play to spur Pakistan polls

4 things to know about the ousted prime minister's shifting strategy

2 December 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's new Group of 20 logo. Modi has vowed that New Delhi's leadership will be "inclusive, ambitious, decisive and action-oriented." (Source photos from Reuters and G-20 website)
International relations

India takes over G-20 chair as world seeks Ukraine breakthrough

Analysts say Delhi could lead cease-fire push, amplify emerging nations' voices

1 December 2022
Pakistani cricket fans watch the T20 World Cup final, held in Australia, on a big screen in Karachi on Nov. 13.
Sports

Cricket-crazy Pakistan hosts England in a respite from crises

Embattled nation aims to prove it can ensure safety to unlock opportunities

1 December 2022
Trilateral Commission members James Kondo, left, International House of Japan chairman, and Masahisa Ikeda, Shearman & Sterling LLP Asia regional managing partner, speak to Nikkei Asia in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuki Kohara) 
Interview

Shutting out China not the answer: Trilateral Commission members

Asia will continue to push for globalization and integration, key players say

29 November 2022
Protesters gather with the body of a school bus driver killed by a gunman in Mingora, in Pakistan's province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in October. The region is facing rising violence, much of it blamed on the Pakistani branch of the Taliban.
Terrorism

Pakistan's Taliban scraps cease-fire as political turmoil festers

Militants step up attacks, testing cash-strapped government and next army chief

29 November 2022
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party hold portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally ahead of the Gujarat state assembly election.
Politics

India's BJP eyes record 7th term in Modi's home state of Gujarat

Ruling party plays 'son of the soil' card ahead of key state polls in December

28 November 2022
Indonesian Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia at a news conference in Jakarta on Jan. 7: His country aims to build an OPEC-like organization to control trade in nickel, cobalt and manganese.
Opinion

Asia's middle powers are building new regional order

Loose minilateral groupings are helping address specific problems

27 November 2022
Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir has been nominated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to lead the country's powerful army.
Politics

Pakistan nominates next army chief as incumbent blasts Imran Khan

Munir to succeed Bajwa, who takes parting shot at ousted PM over 'false' conspiracy

24 November 2022
Residents walk through flood water as they head to their villages in Sehwan, Pakistan on Sept. 6: Empowered authorities on the ground could have better handled evacuations.
Opinion

Climate change not only reason for Pakistan's flooding toll

Political parties' failure to empower local authorities left millions helpless

23 November 2022
Padmanabhaswamy Temple, pictured here, and Venkateswara Temple each hold wealth estimated to exceed $20 billion.
Politics

Indian temples' billions stir calls to use gold for greater good

Political, religious sensitivities leave riches stashed despite poor masses

23 November 2022
The G-20 summit in Bali was one of a series of high-level international meetings held over the course of 12 days this month.
International relations

From ASEAN to G-20 to APEC: 12 days of summitry summed up

India wins, Russia loses and face-to-face meetings help cool U.S.-China tempers

21 November 2022
The imminent retirement of Pakistan's Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, has sent the rumor mill into overdrive regarding his successor.
Politics

Pakistan nears moment of truth in army chief sweepstakes

Government's nomination of 'real boss' critical for democracy and stability

18 November 2022
Mallikarjun Kharge is the first leader of the Indian National Congress from outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, though he still has strong ties to the family.
Comment

India's Congress tries to reinvent itself, but will it ever catch BJP?

Political party struggles to shed 'Kennedys of India' image and reconnect with voters

15 November 2022
Residents move belongings to safety as the Teesta River swells in Bangladesh in 2016. The country is eyeing ways to better manage the waterway -- possibly with China's help.
International relations

China open to role in Bangladesh river project under India's nose

Beijing's envoy expresses concern Dhaka might back out over 'outside pressure'

14 November 2022
From left to right, Yessie Mosby, Anjali Viswamohanan, Chongrak Thinagul and Jose Cobangbang IV have a wide range of reasons for being at the world's largest climate summit.
COP27

'Why I'm at COP': Climate summit attendees tell their stories

Huge conference in Egypt drawing thousands of people from around the world

13 November 2022