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South Asia

Care Beyond Cure

India's emergence as a healthcare destination for South Asia is often measured in numbers: foreign patients treated, hospitals accredited, surgeries performed and revenues earned.

US deepens minerals, security ties with Pakistan

The United States has described Pakistan as “another important partner” in South Asia, outlining cooperation on critical minerals, trade and counterterrorism even as lawmakers highlighted regional tensions and the risks of instability.

Drone Awakening

India's decision to unveil a Rs 1,950 crore incentive programme for civil and military drone manufacturing marks a watershed moment in its defence and technology policy.

Iran to Pakistan, Washington’s shadow looms across theatres

In the tortured chronicle of the nuclear age, few regions have exhibited its turbulent paradoxes more deeply than South Asia and the Middle East – two geopolitical fault lines where the existence or quest of nuclear power has become both a talisman of security and a catalyst for instability.

Hand on the tap

The recent declaration by India that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) will “never be restored” in its original form marks a watershed moment in South Asia’s fraught geopolitical landscape.