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  • Budget crunch: Sri Lankan government weighs economy, unrest0

    • Deep Dive, South Asia
    • January 4, 2023

    WHAT’S HAPPENING? President Ranil Wickremesinghe presented Sri Lanka’s national budget on November 14 for the first time since taking office.

  • Exit Strategy: Is Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban?

    Exit Strategy: Is Afghanistan Lost to the Taliban?0

    • South Asia
    • July 29, 2021

    The United States is leaving Afghanistan just as Taliban insurgents make significant land grabs.

  • Taliban in Afghanistan: making peace, missing pieces

    Taliban in Afghanistan: making peace, missing pieces0

    • Security & Terrorism, South Asia
    • February 14, 2021

    Clashing incentives risk splintering the Taliban as its leadership seeks an end to decades of conflict.

  • Not a zero-sum proxy: Bangladesh asserts its sovereignty

    Not a zero-sum proxy: Bangladesh asserts its sovereignty0

    • South Asia
    • October 1, 2020

    Dhaka is exploiting its strategic position to benefit from both Chinese and Indian largesse.

  • Political normalisation in Jammu and Kashmir

    Political normalisation in Jammu and Kashmir0

    • South Asia
    • July 10, 2020

    New Delhi faces a rebellious population in Kashmir and hostile neighbours on the region’s borders.

  • Sri Lanka and the fallout from the Easter bombings

    Sri Lanka and the fallout from the Easter bombings0

    • South Asia
    • January 25, 2020

    The return of the Rajapaksa brothers marks a turning point in communal harmony for the island nation.

  • Afghans head to the polls for presidential elections0

    • Asia Pacific, Daily Brief, South Asia
    • September 28, 2019

    Presidential elections will be held across Afghanistan today. Incumbent President Ashraf Ghani and his chief rival, the country’s Chief Executive

  • Historic drought affects Indian water security

    Historic drought affects Indian water security0

    • South Asia
    • August 23, 2019

    Water shortages are putting lives at risk, jeopardising industries and driving internal migration.

  • A fractured Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings

    A fractured Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings0

    • South Asia
    • June 27, 2019

    The ISIS-backed attacks appear to have succeeded in reigniting communal tensions.

  • Indians at the polls: Modi projected to stay in power

    Indians at the polls: Modi projected to stay in power0

    • South Asia
    • May 10, 2019

    Though Modi’s BJP is expected to win, voters may punish the PM for failing to meet high expectations.

  • Pakistan’s undemocratic transition: what next for Khan?

    Pakistan’s undemocratic transition: what next for Khan?0

    • South Asia
    • August 24, 2018

    A financial crisis, political instability, and foreign pressure — the new PM has a lot on his plate.

  • Is peace finally on the horizon in Afghanistan?

    Is peace finally on the horizon in Afghanistan?0

    • Security & Terrorism, South Asia
    • July 15, 2018

    The Eid ceasefire demonstrated the viability of peace – but it weighs numerous competing interests.

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