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Digital Farming is the Future: South Asian Governments Need to Connect Climate Proposals with Digital Inclusion Plans

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- In the 21st century, the South Asian countries of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh are facing a convergence of agricultural stress and climate uncertainty. With more than 60% of thei... Read More


Trump Tariffs in South Asia: Bangladesh Has an Advantage

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- US President Donald Trump's tariff policy, widely known as the Trump Tariff, has emerged as a defining feature of global geopolitics in recent months. After several rounds of neg... Read More


Pakistan's Forgotten Daughters: The Silent Suffering of Hindu Women in a Theocratic State

New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- These three Hindu girls converted to Islam in Ghotki, Sindh, Pakistan. But can any Islamists enlighten us on why all these conversions end up with marriage into Islam? Is marriag... Read More


Strange Bedfellows: Why Pakistan's Munir and Bangladesh's Yunus Are Rekindling Ties

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- When Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar landed in Dhaka last week, the symbolism was as important as the substance. On paper, the visit was about strengthening bilateral ... Read More


A Marriage Across Borders: A Pakistani Mother Raises Indian Daughter Amid Love, Fears and Yearning

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- In a quiet yet modern corner of Dubai, in a home fragrant with karak chai and dhoklas and the recurring sound of Coke Studio Music playing on Youtube, lives a woman who has defie... Read More


An Assault on Democracy in Bangladesh: Need to Have an Inclusive Electoral Process

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- The interim government of Bangladesh, under the stewardship of Professor Muhammad Yunus, has taken an alarming and profoundly undemocratic step by banning the Awami League and th... Read More


As Beijing Reshapes Regional Dynamics, India Needs to Recalibrate China Strategy

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's recent visit to India highlighted gradual, yet cautious progress towards normalisation in some aspects of bilateral ties since the 2020 Galwan ... Read More


Sri Lanka Needs to Find a 'Political Common Ground' in Its Foreign Policy

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- In seeking to discern Sri Lanka's behaviour through classical International Relations theory, it is noted that post-2009 Sri Lanka's foreign policy posture has been palpably flui... Read More


Indian military bands whip up patriotic fervour with their entrancing musical repertoire

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The front stretch of Mumbai's historic Gateway of India got filled with a few thousands Mumbaikars who gathered there on 15 August 2025, India's 79th Independence Day, 202 to att... Read More


Asia's Balance of Power Depends on India's Ability to Face China's Strategic Challenge

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The flurry of high-level diplomatic engagements between India and China this year - culminating in the visits of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajn... Read More