South Asia
Beijing, Moscow Exploring Options Together on Afghanistan
Afghanistan represents something of a paradox for both China and Russia.
NEW DELHI — When Russia hosted a meeting with senior Taliban leaders in Moscow this...
From Russia, With (Taliban) Love
Asia’s powerbrokers dropped an Afghan bombshell in Moscow: ‘the country’s reconstruction must be paid for by its military occupiers of 20 years.’
Pepe Escobar
FACING high...
Fleeing Taliban Rule, Kabul’s Last Jew Divorces Wife Over Zoom to be Allowed Into Israel
Facing the prospect of legal action in Israel, where his ex-wife lives, Simentov, after resisting for years, finally agreed to the divorce last...
Afghanistan: More Than 45 Killed, 200 Injured in Kandahar Mosque Blast During Friday Prayers
There has not yet been any claim of responsibility for the assault in Kandahar
Clarion India
NEW DELHI — After a week of a suicide attack...
The Pandora Papers and the Corrupt Houdinis of Pakistan
Pakistan has never reached, nor is ever likely to reach, the top 20, 50 or even 100 of Transparency International’s ranking of quasi-honest countries....