投稿者: Hannah Ellis-Petersen, south Asia correspondent
The spiritual leader has said his inner circle of monks will find an heir, but China believes the choice is in its handsFew celebrations have the hills of Dharamshala abuzz like the birthday of the Dalai Lama. But this year, as monks and devotees flood…
Trump’s interventions have infuriated India, which has emerged from conflict not as triumphant as it had hopedAgainst the odds, the ceasefire that followed Indian and Pakistan’s almost-war has held; fragile, uneasy but still unbroken. Yet in the afterm…
The US has brought the two sides back from the brink before, but the mood is very different with TrumpKashmir crisis live – latest updatesThe uneasy calm that had settled over India and Pakistan in the past two weeks was swiftly shattered in the early …
Police say they have evidence of homicides, harassment and threats against Canadian SikhsRelations between India and Canada have sunk to historic lows after Canadian police accused Indian diplomats of carrying out “criminal” activities in Canada, inclu…
Protests have been broken up with violence and opposition politicians from Imran Khan’s party arrestedPakistani authorities have unleashed a draconian crackdown on dissent, breaking up opposition protests with violence and mass arrests and banning a mo…
At least 30 stranded or missing and hundreds injured after heaviest monsoon rains in two decadesMore than 200 people were killed in Nepal over the weekend in what experts described as some of the worst flash flooding to have hit the capital, Kathmandu,…
JVP leader has positioned himself as opposite to political elites but not all have greeted his win with optimismAs he was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new president on Monday morning, Anura Kumara Dissanayake heralded a “new era of renaissance” for the coun…
Exit polls had projected overwhelming victory for the BJP and an even stronger mandate for India’s strongman India’s elections may return Narendra Modi to power for a third term but Tuesday’s results did not have the flavour of victory for the strongma…
Experts say Indian PM is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’ as he aims to win a third term in officeAs the distant rumble of a helicopter drew closer, cheers erupted from the gathered crowds in anticipation. By the time India’s prime minister finally st…
Experts say Indian PM is hoping to be ‘bigger than Gandhi’ as he aims to win a third term in officeAs the distant rumble of a helicopter drew closer, cheers erupted from the gathered crowds in anticipation. By the time India’s prime minister finally st…
The world’s most populous country prepares to go to the polls, with Narendra Modi’s BJP the frontrunner in vote that ends on 1 JuneIndia, home to more than 1.4 billion people, will begin its mammoth election on 19 April. The country prides itself on th…
Defence deal signed by islands’ pro-Beijing president has ignited a row with powerful neighbour and benefactorSince Mohamed Muizzu was elected president of the Maldives in September, a wave of anti-India sentiment has swept the country. This week, it w…
Government will be formed by Nawaz Sharif’s party but it may not survive long given the popularity of the jailed Imran Khan’s PTIIt was mid-afternoon on Pakistan’s election day, sources say, when military intelligence began to realise that things on th…