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Pakistan is sold on solar. It鈥檚 not about going green.Conventionally generated electricity in Pakistan has become very expensive, but consumers don鈥檛 have to buy it. They are adopting solar panels.
Letter from Delhi: Indian care packages caught in crossfire of tariff changesAmerica鈥檚 Indian diaspora has never been larger 鈥撀爋r more dependent on mail from home. But the end of tax exemptions聽for small parcels entering the U.S. has post offices around the world suspending service.
Indians love Pakistani TV. Pakistanis love Indian films. Why can鈥檛 they watch them?Art can help build bridges between rivals 鈥� or, in the case of India and Pakistan, to remind audiences how much culture the two nations still share. But in times of fighting, it鈥檚 often one of the first things to go.
US-Pakistan relations are the best they鈥檝e been in decades. Pakistanis aren鈥檛 thrilled.The budding U.S.-Pakistan friendship marks a seismic diplomatic shift in South Asia. But lingering distrust toward the American security establishment will color their cooperation.聽
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How India鈥檚 booming comedy scene became a free speech frontierIndian comics have faced police complaints and even death threats over sets that anger right-wing vigilante groups.
As Thailand and Cambodia enter ceasefire, nationalist fervor lingers on both sidesThe ceasefire reached between Thailand and Cambodia on Monday could help hundreds of thousands of displaced people return home 鈥� but it will not end the countries鈥� long-simmering border dispute, or address the troubling precedents set during the latest bout of fighting.
Cambodia-Thailand conflict escalates, but monks and civilians provide refugeAs the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict enters its fourth day, monks, dancers, and civilians offer shelter, food, and aid to those over 168,000 people displaced.
Everest is 鈥榯he pride of the world.鈥� Locals want the world to back off a bit.The world has a fascination with Mount Everest 鈥� one that brings both money and destruction to Nepal's Himalayan region. Now, long-awaited regulations could transform how the mountain operates.
Thailand has had 22 coups 鈥� and could be heading toward a 23rdThailand鈥檚 prime minister has been suspended over her handling of a border conflict with Cambodia, raising concerns about a potential return to military rule.
What Pakistan鈥檚 military gained from the conflict with India: PopularityIndia and Pakistan are both on campaigns to shape the global narrative about last month鈥檚 armed conflict. But within Pakistan, no such scrambling is required, as the country rallies around its powerful military.
Chinese and Indonesian leaders promise deeper cooperation amid US trade warChinese Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Sunday to discuss ways to expand trade and investment at what Mr. Li described as "an important crossroads" for the global economy.
What makes a 鈥榞ood鈥� madrassa? Pakistan鈥檚 Islamic boarding schools under scrutiny.As the India-Pakistan conflict brings these controversial boarding schools back into the spotlight, Pakistan is trying to improve the quality of madrassa education with new regulations.
Bangladeshis drove a people-power movement. Not all people won.People-power movements can break the grip of authoritarianism. But as is clear in Bangladesh, not everyone in society wins amid the sweeping change.
Students toppled a dictator. Now they must help remake Bangladesh.Pro-democracy students helped oust Bangladesh鈥檚 autocratic leader. Now the country is grappling with how it sees its past 鈥� and defines its future.
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