Region

India’s 2026 Assembly elections show that voters are increasingly leaning towards balanced governance, regional representation, and political diversity

At the core of the Bangladesh-India conflict lies a simple fact: India needs to learn that true friendship cannot depend on alignment with a single leader or party

Salma Siddiqua Mahtab, Additional Secretary in Bangladesh’s Health Services Division, talks to SouthAsia Magazine in this exclusive interview with Syed Zeeshan Ahmed and Syed Zain Akhtar

After a long hiatus, can former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed make a political comeback and reclaim his relevance in the Maldives?

Afghanistan is likely to continue being a hotspot for major powers, especially given the tendency of some Afghans to engage in mercenary business

Reportedly, the President of the Republic is somewhere in Sindh, and the GPRS of his high office is offline

Pakistan’s mediation between Iran and the U.S. has reached a crucial stage, uniting a dominant, assertive aggressor with a vulnerable but resilient and resolute aggrieved party

Pakistan should side with Iran, as the destruction of Iran today could potentially result in Pakistan becoming the subsequent target

Pakistan’s economy has achieved stabilization, but not recovery

Repeated across decades, the term ‘austerity measures’ now sounds less like policy and more like ritual, invoked in every crisis but rarely delivering relief to the masses

A Chinese firm has announced a $120 million investment in Pakistan’s tyre industry. However, beneath the surface of this ostensibly positive development resides a far more concerning question: are we building the tyre industry, or inadvertently dismantling it?

Shahpur Kandi Dam, situated on India’s side of the Ravi, serves as a gentle reminder to Pakistan: the Ravi’s silent gift is coming to an end. Now, the real effort starts at home.

The forthcoming census in India will provide an updated overview of the country’s population, helping improve policy decisions and public services

In India, the representation of Muslims in political positions within national institutions remains disproportionately low relative to their proportion of the population

The appointment of Dr. Khalilur Rahman as Bangladesh’s new foreign minister appears to be a deliberate recalibration in the country’s foreign policy approach

In Sri Lanka, the limited presence of minority women in electoral politics highlights a gap between formal democracy and substantive representation

Nepalese Prime Minister Balen Shah is pursuing ambitious policies, although doubts about their feasibility persist

The recent downturn in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations reflects mounting frustration in Islamabad over cross-border attacks and a policy dilemma: whether to revert to a “carrot-and-stick” approach