Death Toll Rises to 24 From Delhi Riots During Trump Trip

SHEIKH SAALIQ and EMILY SCHMALL / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 Three days of clashes between Hindus and Muslim in India coincide with the president's state visit to that country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

India Is Teetering on the Brink of Fascism

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Dec 31, 2019 If the Bharatiya Janata Party succeeds in passing a pair of discriminatory laws, it could spell the end of the nation's secular democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Indian Democracy Is Being Dismantled Piece by Piece

Teesta Setalvad / Independent Media Institute Sep 19, 2019 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made a mockery of parliamentary debate and party dialogue, embracing a fascist rhetoric of "us vs. them." Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

U.S.-Pakistan Relations on a Razor’s Edge

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Nov 8, 2018 The Afghanistan War stalemate and Islamabad's economic plight are adding to tensions. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

South Asia Islamophobia Burgeons in Sri Lanka

Raksha Kumar / Truthdig Jul 16, 2018 The government of this island nation—like the government in nearby India—responds minimally or not at all to violence against minority Muslims. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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South Asia Islamophobia Burgeons in Sri Lanka

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World Bank Expects 140 Million Climate Refugees by 2050

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Mar 21, 2018 The estimate is a conservative one, based on just three regions of the developing world, and considers only people migrating within their own countries, not those seeking a new life abroad. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

State Department Suspends Security Assistance to Pakistan

MATTHEW PENNINGTON / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2018 The declaration signals growing frustration over Pakistan’s perceived lack of cooperation in fighting terrorist networks. It is not clear how much money and materiel will be withheld. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

New American Strategy in South Asia Targets Pakistan

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Nov 3, 2017 President Trump seems to have abandoned the traditional, evenhanded U.S. stance toward the region’s two major powers, Pakistan and India. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Climate Change Would Stoke Conflict in South Asia

By Kieran Cooke / Climate News Network Jun 2, 2016 Senior military experts warn that the nations of South Asia must cooperate on climate change adaptation to avoid major political instability and conflict in the region. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Nuclear Armageddon in the Making in South Asia

By Dilip Hiro / TomDispatch Apr 4, 2016 The nuclear competition between India and Pakistan has entered a spine-chilling phase with Islamabad's decision to deploy low-yield tactical nuclear arms at its forward-operating military bases along its entire frontier with India. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Extreme Weather Puts Africa’s Food Security at Risk

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Aug 16, 2015 A British government scientific panel says increasingly frequent heat waves, droughts and other extreme weather threaten more -- and more severe -- global food crises. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )