After a tumultuous year, South Asia will be looking to bounce back with a smoother 2026. Unfortunately, the region enters the ...

UNODC-facilitated exchange visits strengthen customs capacities and cooperation against organized crime. Istanbul and Ankara, ...

The year revealed immense political energy, especially among younger generations, but also the persistence of patronage, ...

Ideological rhetoric and security-centric diplomacy have undercut the trust India fostered with its neighbors via previous ...

Claiming credit for the eventual ceasefire was U.S. President Donald Trump, much to New Delhi's chagrin. Trump has said that ...

In the dynamic landscape of geopolitical shifts, U.S. policy toward South Asia has consistently been a critical area of focus. As the region continues to evolve amid changing political, economic, and ...

For decades, policymakers and scholars have been trained in the West and elsewhere to think of the countries of the Indian subcontinent as part of a coherent region: South Asia. Home to around a ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

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I’m a beauty journalist of over 15 years, and I’m South Asian. Yes, two very separate identities, but the two are linked inextricably. Being South Asian, and growing up as a second generation Indian ...

Although it offered the highest dividend yield in the region, the Bangladesh stock market recorded the worst performance among South Asian economies last year, dragged down by poor corporate earnings, ...