The year revealed immense political energy, especially among younger generations, but also the persistence of patronage, ...

After a tumultuous year, South Asia will be looking to bounce back with a smoother 2026. Unfortunately, the region enters the ...

Ideological rhetoric and security-centric diplomacy have undercut the trust India fostered with its neighbors via previous ...

In the dynamic landscape of geopolitical shifts, U.S. policy toward South Asia has consistently been a critical area of focus. As the region continues to evolve amid changing political, economic, and ...

UNODC-facilitated exchange visits strengthen customs capacities and cooperation against organized crime. Istanbul and Ankara, ...

For decades, policymakers and scholars have been trained in the West and elsewhere to think of the countries of the Indian subcontinent as part of a coherent region: South Asia. Home to around a ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. While much of the world’s attention has been focused on China’s growing crackdown ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...