All Asia: South & Central
Global hero, local lightning rod? Why Malala's Nobel rankles many PakistanisMalala Yousafzai, the Pakistani education advocate shot by the Taliban, is the co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. In Pakistan, TV coverage quickly shifted to domestic politics, and conspiracy theories abounded.
Salman Rushdie, who? India's new star author speaks to the massesThe latest novel by Chetan Bhagat goes on sale in New Delhi today. Mr. Bhagat is credited with helping popularize inexpensive English-language books.
Rebels without a cause? In Kashmir, returning militants left danglingA few hundred Kashmiri rebels in Pakistan have moved back to India-controlled Kashmir under a government rehabilitation program that hasn't panned out as they hoped. Cross-border shelling between India and Pakistan continues today.
India, Pakistan trade gunfire in Kashmir. What happened to the relationship reset?Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire over the disputed Kashmir border, killing nine and causing thousands to flee. The altercation comes just months after outreach from Indian Prime Minister Modi sparked hopes of a detente.
Can Pakistani 'VIPs' learn to wait in line? They may be forced to.Well-connected elites聽鈥媋re used to preferential treatment. After passengers on a delayed Pakistan International Airlines flight pushed back last month,聽鈥媡olerance for the so-called 'VIP culture' may be waning.
Invoking Gandhi, Modi vows to 'Clean India' by 2019. Is that possible?Prime Minister Modi required bureaucrats to clean toilets and sweep today, the national holiday for Mahatma Gandhi's birthday. Poor sanitation causes India to lose 6.4 percent of GDP, the World Bank estimates.
What's a White House dinner without dinner? Modi and Obama will find out.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with President Obama for a private dinner tonight, but the prime minister is fasting for a Hindu religious festival. This is Modi's first official visit.
How India beat China to Mars (for less than the cost of a Hollywood movie)India brought its spacecraft Mangalyaan into Mars' orbit today, the first Asian nation to do so. Its mission cost less than the budget for "Gravity," a 2013 Hollywood blockbuster, thanks in part to a lighter craft that kept down fuel costs.
Aid volunteers in flooded Kashmir Valley ask: Where is the Indian Army?Volunteers from across India are traveling to the Kashmir Valley to join flood relief efforts. But they are finding a big difference between the official relief efforts shown on television, and what's happening on the ground.
Malala's attackers arrested. Why did it take two years?Pakistan's Army says they captured Taliban gunmen who shot Malala Yousafzai in 2012. The arrests come amid a crackdown on militants after the June attack on the Karachi Airport.聽
India and Pakistan scramble to send aid to flooded Kashmir ValleyMonsoon rains have inundated towns and villages in northeast Pakistan and India-administered Kashmir, killing nearly 140 people in both countries. Pakistan's Army is leading aid efforts there.
Has Imran Khan overplayed his hand in fomenting Pakistan unrest?Cricket star-turned politician Imran Khan risks alienating his base of young, urban voters, who are increasingly disillusioned with his role in the protests rocking Islamabad.
Pakistan faces a major political crisis: 6 things to knowStreet protests in Islamabad haven't yet forced Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign, but they are boosting the role of the powerful Army.
India's Gandhi family is a dynasty on the rocksThe Nehru-Gandhi family's star power is at its lowest point after a historic trouncing in the national election. The Congress Party is mulling an end to dynastic politics.
From rape to the economy, Indian PM ranges wide in Independence Day speechNarendra Modi's first Independence Day speech as India's leader showcased the government鈥檚 domestic goals, but stayed away from relations with Pakistan.
India鈥檚 Modi accuses Pakistan of waging a proxy war. Will it deter peace talks?Stern remarks from India鈥檚 prime minister could hurt efforts to restart peace talks over Kashmir, which are scheduled for later this month.
The ExplainerWhy did India block the first global trade reform in 19 years?The country stunned WTO negotiators by its last-minute objections to a deal to cut red tape and reduce tariffs.聽
John Kerry's passage to India. Why is he going now?The US top diplomat isn't facing a war in his visit to the world's largest democracy. But he's got some serious repair work in the area of trust and cooperation, Indian analysts say.聽
Why do Indians like Pakistani soap operas so much?An Indian television channel is airing syndicated content from Pakistan for the first time. Several of the shows have become surprise hits.
For Pakistani minority sect, a tentative Eid celebrationThe Ahmadis consider themselves Muslims, but the state disagrees. A series of attacks, including on three women and children this weekend, has the community downcast. One family quietly celebrates the end of Ramadan.
