World | Asia: South & Central
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US-Pakistan relations are the best they’ve been in decades. Pakistanis aren’t thrilled.The budding U.S.-Pakistan friendship marks a seismic diplomatic shift in South Asia. But lingering distrust toward the American security establishment will color their cooperation. -
How India’s booming comedy scene became a free speech frontierIndian comics have faced police complaints and even death threats over sets that anger right-wing vigilante groups.
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As Thailand and Cambodia enter ceasefire, nationalist fervor lingers on both sidesThe ceasefire reached between Thailand and Cambodia on Monday could help hundreds of thousands of displaced people return home – but it will not end the countries’ long-simmering border dispute, or address the troubling precedents set during the latest bout of fighting. -
Cambodia-Thailand conflict escalates, but monks and civilians provide refugeAs the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict enters its fourth day, monks, dancers, and civilians offer shelter, food, and aid to those over 168,000 people displaced.
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Everest is ‘the pride of the world.’ Locals want the world to back off a bit.The world has a fascination with Mount Everest – one that brings both money and destruction to Nepal's Himalayan region. Now, long-awaited regulations could transform how the mountain operates. -
Thailand has had 22 coups – and could be heading toward a 23rdThailand’s prime minister has been suspended over her handling of a border conflict with Cambodia, raising concerns about a potential return to military rule. -
What Pakistan’s military gained from the conflict with India: PopularityIndia and Pakistan are both on campaigns to shape the global narrative about last month’s armed conflict. But within Pakistan, no such scrambling is required, as the country rallies around its powerful military. -
Chinese and Indonesian leaders promise deeper cooperation amid US trade warChinese Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Sunday to discuss ways to expand trade and investment at what Mr. Li described as "an important crossroads" for the global economy. -
What makes a ‘good’ madrassa? Pakistan’s Islamic boarding schools under scrutiny.As the India-Pakistan conflict brings these controversial boarding schools back into the spotlight, Pakistan is trying to improve the quality of madrassa education with new regulations. -
Bangladeshis drove a people-power movement. Not all people won.People-power movements can break the grip of authoritarianism. But as is clear in Bangladesh, not everyone in society wins amid the sweeping change. -
Students toppled a dictator. Now they must help remake Bangladesh.Pro-democracy students helped oust Bangladesh’s autocratic leader. Now the country is grappling with how it sees its past – and defines its future. -
India and Pakistan agree to a fragile ceasefire, then explosions rattle KashmirIndia and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire to end the most serious conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades. Explosions sounded hours later. -
India and Pakistan have fought before. Why this skirmish has the world on edge.World leaders urge calm as India-Pakistan relations deteriorate to their worst state in six years. The scope of India’s attacks and vows of retribution from Pakistan have many in Kashmir preparing for the worst. -
Along India’s Kashmir border with Pakistan, farmers fear new warIndia and Pakistan are at daggers drawn again, and among the families living close to the de facto border their tensions are fueling new fears of war.
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