South Asia

Following India’s move to revoke the constitutionally mandated special status of the disputed Kashmir region under its control, the United Nations Monday expressed concern over rising South Asian tensions and urged restraint. “We are following with...

Fearing a regional crisis from India’s massive military escalation in Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged President Donald Trump to intervene toward a resolution to the longstanding dispute as per his offer to do mediate...

Sajid Tarar, a Pakistani-American close to the Trump White House, believes that the July 22 meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan would be a breakthrough moment toward mutually beneficial US-Pakistan relations. Tarar,...

South Asians are once again in the grip of rivalry – this time it’s the cricket fever sweeping Pakistan and India that is pushing people and politicians to the edge alike. The two sides will test...

For the third time, Prime Minister Imran Khan has addressed a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi inviting him to resolve disputes through dialogue. The move comes after a military standoff between the countries in...

For the outside world, geopolitical rivalries and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s continued friction with neighboring Pakistan may be the most talked about factors behind rising political temperatures in South Asia. But weather experts say India may...

The world headlines may just be waning of repercussions of the U.S.-China trade wars but South Asia is already feeling the heat of self-inflicted losses from a trade spiral down between Pakistan and India. As nuclear powers...

The U.S.-Pakistan relations have gone through several ups and downs since 2012 – the year until when Senator Richard Lugar, who passed away on Sunday, was a leading voice on foreign policy discussions on the Hill....

India is planning to launch another attack inside Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Sunday, while asking world powers to take note of New Delhi’s “irresponsible” behavior. Qureshi told journalists in his hometown of Multan...

In a departure from war rhetoric of the last two months, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed desire for India and Pakistan to work together for a democratic peaceful and progressive South Asia. Prime...