South & Central Asia

Five killed in suicide bomb blast in northeastern Afghanistan, police say

The blast killed civilians and members of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement, police said

UN Security Council raises alarm over rising IS-K threat from Afghanistan

Taliban authorities have not responded to the UN assertions but have downplayed the Islamic State affiliate’s activities in the country

China courts India as Trump, Modi vow to deepen ties 

31 suspected Maoist rebels, 2 police officers killed in forest combat in central India 

Deadliest combat so far this year in central India, police said 

Modi’s party wins majority in New Delhi polls, first time in 27 years

The prime minister's Bharatiya Janata Party wins 47 seats in the 70-member assembly

Central Asian countries moving closer to China

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