In this partial wrap about the region’s borders -- call it South Asia’s ring of fire -- let us begin with a cheeky backhand ...

All the world’s religions live side-by-side in South Asia, and its economies are driven by a young population conscious of their growing importance to global geopolitics. But each state faces serious ...

The highlights this week: U.S. South Asia policy will likely have considerable continuity in Donald Trump’s second term, ...

As South Asia faces the escalating impacts of climate change, the region’s ability to respond effectively hinges on more than ...

Geotech company MapmyIndia is setting up a new joint venture in Indonesia with Hyundai Motor's subsidiary Hyundai AutoEver.

Australia’s place as part of Asia is clear on the map, but not so, it seems, in the minds of the public in Australia and some of its closest Asian neighbours. There are bright spots for sure. For ...

Nepal Rastra Bank awarded a contract to a Chinese company to print new 100-rupee notes featuring Nepal's revised political ...

In South Asia, there have also been ominous signs of similar repression of free speech. A new law in Sri Lanka, the Online Safety Act, passed in January, supposedly is designed to help promote ...

All across South-East Asia railways are old and slow ... Wheels are slowly starting to turn. Map: The Economist One accelerant has been the completion, in 2021, of a semi-high-speed line from ...

Siddiqui has worked as a journalist reporting on topics including technology, climate change and labour in South Asia for the past five years. She now works remotely, freelancing for local and ...

In today’s digital age, it might seem like the heyday of print media is long behind us. However, while the internet and social media may have lured us away with their addictive algorithms, print is ...

Researchers have discovered a Bronze Age civilization along the Indus River, dating back 5,000 to 3,500 years, in present-day India and Pakistan. This discovery, along with DNA analysis from ancient ...