South Asia

Among other things, the policy opens up the country's space sector to the active participation of the private sector.

“The Trump administration committed, and the Biden administration gave, everything the Taliban needed [to return to power] without getting anything in return.”

Conservation strategies, deeply influenced by American environmentalism, are uprooting communities that had lived in the forests for millennia.

Gulzar Imam, who was incharge of insurgent operations in Balochistan and financial operations abroad, is the first top Baloch militant to be nabbed alive.

References to the 2002 anti-Muslim Gujarat riots under BJP rule have been deleted from textbooks while anti-Sikh riots under Congress rule have been retained.

Shaping the multilateral agenda amidst varied national interests will be an important diplomatic test for India. 

The brief document was drafted by the National Security Council, rather than by an independent entity, with input from Biden himself.

The Taliban ban on UN women staffers, which follows diktats barring women working at national and international NGOs, will cripple humanitarian aid delivery.

They have shown solidarity with Rahul Gandhi over his disqualification from Parliament. But regional competition will likely keep them divided.

A prudent strategy for the opposition would prioritize the creation of a sizable coalition of regional parties to take on the BJP. 

A consistent, albeit limited-scale, counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries is being put in place.