Politics

The landscape near the copper and gold mine site in the Reko Diq district in southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province.
A nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy navigates during a military display in the South China Sea on April 12, 2018.
Defense

Pakistan eyes 2026 launch for 1st Chinese submarine in $5bn arms deal

Pakistani admiral says 8 Hangor-class subs to be delivered by 2028

3 November 2025
Anjabai, center, has been forced to work in the fields of other farmers in Madhya Pradesh, India, to pay off her debts after unseasonably heavy rains ruined most of her own soybean crop. (Photo by Nipun Prabhakar)
Big in Asia

India's distressed farmers limit Modi's leeway in Trump trade talks

Poor harvests, falling crop prices and multiplying debts fuel rural discontent

1 November 2025
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh shake hands after signing a 10-year bilateral defense framework in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 31. (Screenshot from Hegseth's official X page)
Defense

US and India sign 10-year defense pact to share info, cooperate on tech

Amid trade tariff tussle, advancement in security ties signals warming of relations

31 October 2025
Hindu devotees worship the Sun god on the banks of Yamuna river during a Hindu religious festival on a smoggy morning in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, Oct. 28.
Environment

Delhi tries artificial rain to tackle Indian capital's toxic air pollution

Experts say cloud seeding is not a permanent solution to Delhi's deadly smog

31 October 2025
INS Vikrant, India's first domestically built aircraft carrier, was made by Cochin Shipyard.
Transportation

India shipbuilders bet global ambitions on shift away from China

State-owned Cochin Shipyard receives more overseas orders amid New Delhi's push

31 October 2025
Oil docks at the port of Chabahar in Iran in January 2012.
International relations

India says its Iran port granted 6-month sanctions waiver by US

Move comes a month after Washington revoked 2018 exemption on Chabahar Port

30 October 2025
Young Maoist fighters train at a temporary camp in the jungle near the border between the Indian states of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in 2010. (Photo by Ishan Tankha)
Politics

Mass Maoist surrender signals potential end to India's longest insurgency

238 rebels lay down arms in area containing iron ore, coal and bauxite reserves

30 October 2025
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) meets with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, U.S., Sept. 22.
International relations

Is US-Pakistan bonhomie still a headache for India?

Rubio says Washington-Islamabad ties do not come at expense of relations with New Delhi

29 October 2025
The anti-government demonstrations that erupted in Nepal in early September resulted in over 70 deaths in clashes with security forces.
Politics

Nepal appoints youngest-ever minister in nod to Gen Z protesters

28-year-old sports minister was deeply involved in demonstrations

28 October 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top right, delivers a virtual speech to the ASEAN-India Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 26.
International relations

Malaysia's Anwar says 'real progress' made in ASEAN-India trade deal review

With Modi attending summit virtually, experts see year-end deadline as likely to be missed

27 October 2025
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, seen in this file photo, said there had been no incidents of conflict in the four to five days since the agreement between Islamabad and Kabul, and both sides were complying with the truce.
International relations

Pakistan minister warns of 'open war' with Afghanistan if peace talks fail

Islamabad and Kabul begin talks in Istanbul on Saturday to extend Doha ceasefire

26 October 2025
The New Development Bank's headquarters in Shanghai. Experts believe China will support Pakistan's application to join the BRICS bank despite funding setbacks over Belt and Road projects in the country. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
International relations

Pakistan seeks China support to join BRICS bank amid likely India objection

Membership of Shanghai-based lender requires approval from four of five founder countries

24 October 2025
Changes in visa policy have led to a decrease in international applications for U.S. business programs.
Education

Asian business schools see growth as interest in US programs wanes

Foreign student applications in America drop 3% amid visa restrictions, economic uncertainty

24 October 2025
Muslims offer prayers at Jama Masjid on the occasion of Eid al-Adha in the old quarter of Delhi on June 7.
Artificial intelligence

AI tools amplify anti-Muslim hate on Indian social media: think tank

Researchers see surge in sectarian content; call for 'systems to identify misuse'

23 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.
Trump tariffs

Trump says he discussed 'world of trade' with India's Modi

US president says India is 'not going to buy much oil from Russia'

22 October 2025
Widespread protests occurred in Jakarta during August, sparked by perks given to Indonesian lawmakers. (Photo by Rezha Hadyan)
Politics

Gen Z protesters from Nepal to Peru fly 'One Piece' anime pirate flag

Emblem symbolizes fight against oppression for youth who grew up with franchise

22 October 2025
Indian Navy Ship Sahyadri made a call at Yokosuka, Japan, on Oct. 21 as part of a three-month tour of East and Southeast Asia. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)
Defense

Indian navy visits Yokosuka as hawkish Japanese PM Takaichi sworn in

Indo-Pacific nations strengthen maritime ties while Delhi cements old and new alliances

21 October 2025
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake in August brought shoddily built homes cascading down hillsides in eastern Afghanistan. (Photo by Aga Khan Development Network)
Natural disasters

Time running out for quake-hit Afghan region as winter nears

Humanitarians aim to 'build back better' but reconstruction faces acute funding shortage

19 October 2025
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul on Nov. 10, 2021.
International relations

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire after Doha talks

Truce follows clashes that killed dozens, worst since Taliban seized power in 2021

19 October 2025
Demonstrators celebrate gaining entry to Nepal’s parliament complex during an anti-government protest in Kathmandu on Sept. 9. 
Comment

What drove Nepal's Gen Z from apathy to the streets

Multiparty rule has not stopped corruption and nepotism from fueling youth anger

19 October 2025
For Tatsuo Yasunaga, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Council and chair of Mitsui & Co., it's important for Asia to show where it can contribute to what the U.S. president wants -- the revitalization of the American economy.  (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuki Kohara)
Big in Asia

Japan's trading houses to Asia: We'll help you grow in era of Trump turmoil

Chairman of industry group touts diversified business model as partnership solution

18 October 2025
Head of the Bangladesh's interim government and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, center right, holds the July National Charter 2025 at an event in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday.
Bangladesh turmoil

Bangladesh political parties sign post-revolution reform charter

Breakthrough tempered by notes of dissent from major parties

17 October 2025
New Delhi will pay for the construction of rail lines totaling 89 kilometers between India and Bhutan, which will be the latter's first such line. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Yuji Kuronuma)
International relations

India, Bhutan to be linked by first rail lines as China's influence grows

New Delhi to bear entire cost of nearly $460m for Himalayan strategic projects

17 October 2025
India accounts for 70% of U.S. H-1B visa recipients, a large percentage of whom wind up at big tech companies.
Immigration

H-1B visa price hike makes India outsourcing an option for some US firms

$100,000 application fee is 'tough' hurdle, CEO of tax services provider says

17 October 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington in February.
Trump administration

Trump says India agrees to halt Russian oil purchases

US president cites Modi's assurance, but trade to resume after Ukraine war ends

16 October 2025
Demonstrators celebrate after entering Nepal's parliamentary complex in September. They were protesting against the killing of 19 people in anti-corruption demonstrations.
Politics

Nepal interim government faces Gen Z's myriad political demands

Major parties resistant to change, as March elections in doubt

16 October 2025
Afghan Taliban fighters sit next to an anti-aircraft gun near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
International relations

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to temporary truce after fresh fighting

Clashes kill dozens over the weekend in worst fighting between neighbors since 2021

15 October 2025
People carry the Pakistani flag-draped coffin of a soldier, who died following overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, during a funeral in Kurram, a tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Oct. 12.
International relations

Pakistan's Afghan attacks expose its frustration with militants and others

Taliban 'closeness with India' proves final straw in sparking Islamabad action

15 October 2025
A U.S. State Department official has confirmed that Ashley Tellis, a leading expert on U.S.-India relations, was arrested on Oct. 11.
International relations

US-India and security expert Ashley Tellis arrested over secret documents

Affidavit says expert printed classified documents at government buildings

15 October 2025