In 2013 President Xi Jinping announced the launch of two new Chinese connectivity projects: an “economic belt” along the historical Silk Road in Eurasia and a twenty-first-century Maritime Silk Road ...

Countries across Asia are on high alert after cases of the deadly Nipah virus were detected in India. Though Indian officials ...

Unlike in the Cold War, South Asia and the Indian Ocean region will be a significant arena of major power competition. Today, the region is the primary site of intensifying major power competition ...

The mood in South Asia is undeniably heavy. India and Pakistan’s longstanding rivalry—rooted in historical, political, and territorial disputes—has flared up once again. But this time, the pressure ...

Air pollution is having a devastating effect on large parts of South Asia, particularly Northern India, Pakistan and ...

RARELY CALM, the cross-border politics of South Asia’s great rivers have been roiling of late. In late October Afghanistan revealed plans to build dams on the Kabul river, rankling Pakistan, with ...

Sri Lanka, Oct. 8 -- Growth in South Asia is projected to be robust at 6.6 percent this year-but a significant slowdown looms on the horizon. Reforms to promote trade openness and technology adoption ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how fintech is disrupting the financial industry in Asia. As one of Asia’s largest economies and a wellspring of ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...