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scmp.com /2 weeks ago

South Asia must make water a top priority

Summer hit South Asia early this year. April saw above average temperatures and the mercury is expected to reach unbearable highs this month. We are also bracing for a “super El Ni...

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greaterkashmir.com /5 days ago

South Asia in an Age of Global Fluidity

Since the end of the bipolar world order, the international system has not evolved into a stable and rule bound equilibrium. Instead, it has drifted into an era marked by strategic...

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foreignpolicy.com /1 month ago

Nepal’s New Leaders Go on the Offensive

Former officials were arrested over the weekend in connection with a crackdown on protesters last year.

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Why war on Iran threatens to unleash unrest in South Asia

While the Iran war has sent shock waves through energy markets across Asia, one corner of the region has been hit especially hard. South Asia’s reliance on Middle Eastern fuel and...

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foreignpolicy.com /2 weeks ago

India Still Stands By BRICS

The group’s foreign ministers convene in New Delhi amid global tensions.

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foreignpolicy.com /1 month ago

Where Is Pakistan Again?

Why the World Bank’s quiet decision to move the South Asian country to its Middle East column is more than just a bureaucratic footnote.

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asia.nikkei.com /1 month ago

India boosts regional ties with energy aid for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

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asiatimes.com /2 weeks ago

South Asia can’t afford a US-China blowup — or a Trump-Xi deal

As US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping convene in Beijing this week (May 14–15, 2026), the world’s two largest economies are attempting—once again—to stabili...

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foreignpolicy.com /1 week ago

Pakistan’s High-Wire Act Gets Riskier

The country has sent troops and arms to Saudi Arabia at a delicate moment in the Iran war.

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thediplomat.com /3 weeks ago

A Year After Operation Sindoor: Rising Risks and Deepening Instability

The next India-Pakistan crisis will be shaped by compressed timelines, more domestic pressure, weaker external constraints, and the perception that escalation can be controlled.

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thediplomat.com /2 weeks ago

The Coming Food Crisis in South Asia

Oil disruptions are cascading into fertilizer markets, weakening agriculture and putting South Asia’s food security at risk. We've seen this pattern before.

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asiatimes.com /1 day ago

The sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is quite dangerous

India and Pakistan are no strangers to heat. This time of year is the worst, as heat peaks before the monsoon brings cooler conditions from June. But this year’s heat is something...

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indiandefensenews.in /2 weeks ago

South Asia Faces Tightrope As Trump–Xi Summit Redraws Strategic Margins

The forthcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 14–15 May 2026 is being framed as a bilateral de‑escalation exercise, but it...

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thediplomat.com /1 week ago

How South Asia’s Uprisings Are Reshaping Party Politics — And What Bangladesh Gets Wrong

Nepal and Sri Lanka responded to comparable uprisings by redesigning the rules of the game. Bangladesh removed the opposing team from the field and called it a victory.

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asiatimes.com /1 week ago

Truce holds a year after brief Indo-Pak war, conflict continues

A year has passed since conflict broke out between India and Pakistan, briefly raising fears of an all-out war between the two nuclear powers. While violent conflict between the ne...

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foreignpolicy.com /1 month ago

India Rethinks Energy Security Amid War

As New Delhi feels the crunch, diplomacy in Abu Dhabi hints at expanding green cooperation.

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tribune.com.pk /1 month ago

Islamabad Talks 2.0

The Islamabad Talks 1.0, seemingly unavailing, actually redefined Global South integration taking place in the back

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asiasentinel.com /1 month ago

Quiet Realignments in The Third World

West and South Asia’s security order is being rewritten

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foreignpolicy.com /3 weeks ago

The BJP Scores Big in West Bengal

India’s ruling party got a boost from four state elections this week—and unseated a longtime rival.

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aljazeera.com /3 weeks ago

‘A calamity’: Why is a record heatwave sweeping South Asia?

Countries including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh have experienced temperatures soaring well above seasonal averages.

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asiatimes.com /4 weeks ago

India’s softer tone on Bangladesh hits a hard note in Assam

Dhaka on Thursday (April 30) issued a sharp diplomatic protest by summoning India’s acting High Commissioner, Pawan Badhe, following controversial remarks by Assam Chief Minister H...

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jdsupra.com /1 month ago

India Insights - April 2026

Welcome to Latham’s India Insights, which covers key legal and commercial developments in the dynamic and growing India market....By: Latham & Watkins LLP

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globalissues.org /1 month ago

World News in Brief: Displacement in South Sudan, fraud centres in the Philippines, new migration patterns in Latin Amer...

In South Sudan, the UN aid coordination office [OCHA] reported on Thursday that conflict and flooding continue to drive displacement and food insecurity higher throughout the count...

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youthkiawaaz.com /2 weeks ago

Part 3: A Connection Beyond Borders Drawn By Religion

introduction: A Story Beyond Conflict:If the story of Balochistan has often been told through conflict, insurgency, and geopolitics, another equally important story remains overloo...

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