South & Central Asia

OSCE cancels election monitoring for Tajikistan

Gunfight kills Pakistani soldier, 12 militants near Afghan border 

Chinese and Pakistani leaders, meanwhile, call on Taliban to prevent militants from harboring in Afghanistan

Islamabad, Beijing pledge counterterrorism cooperation for security of Chinese workers in Pakistan

During five-day visit to China by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Chinese officials offered to give Pakistan counterterrorism capacity building support

China, Pakistan pledge to boost cooperation on infrastructure, mining projects

Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari visiting China from Feb. 4-8

UN sounds alarm over Pakistan's new Afghan deportation plans

Since 2023, Pakistan has forcibly repatriated upwards of 800,000 Afghans without legal documents

US deportation flight carrying undocumented Indian migrants lands in Punjab 

India has said that it is open to the return of undocumented Indians in the United States if their nationality is verified 

What will happen to USAID programs in Central Asia?

India PM Modi's party seeks to oust anti-corruption crusader in New Delhi state elections

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is up against the AAP, led by Arvind Kejriwal, which runs New Delhi and has built a vast support base on its welfare policies and an anti-corruption movement

Taliban threaten to use US arms to thwart attempts to retake them 

First official response from the government in Kabul to President Donald Trump’s pledge to retrieve US arms from the de facto Islamist Afghan leaders    

Russian-Ukraine war fuels resurgence of the new Silk Road

Pakistan sets deadline for Western nations to relocate Afghan allies

The individuals in question took refuge in Pakistan after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021, primarily seeking shelter from potential retribution due to their affiliations with the US and NATO forces