Rising debt has sparked a new battle for national sovereignty.

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 ...

The exclusive island of the Maldives in South Asia, known for its clear waters and luxury resorts, has raised a flight tax aimed at tourists. The departure tax began in 2022 and is "based on the class ...

For South Asia, 2024 was an eventful year. A pro-democracy student uprising in Bangladesh ousted Sheikh Hasina who took refuge in India. Sri Lankans voted in President Anura Dissanayake from a party ...

Growth in South Asia is on track to reach 6.6 percent in 2025 but then slow to 5.8 percent in 2026. While this short-term outlook is subject to downside risks, over the longer term, AI could promote ...

A decade after the Paris Agreement, the climate crisis has only intensified. South Asia bears the brunt as monsoon floods, landslides and heatwaves. These shocks unfold amid a fractured global order — ...