Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi at a news conference on Wednesday in Naypyidaw.
Politics

India inks maritime partnership deals with Myanmar

Infrastructure, security agreements aim to counter China's diplomatic offensive

7 September 2017
Members of the media visit a village in northern Rakhine State on a government-organized visit on Aug. 30. (Photo by Thurein Hla Htway)
Politics

Rakhine crisis blights Myanmar economic outlook

Looming 'humanitarian catastrophe' dampens international relations, business sentiment

5 September 2017
Members of a Muslim group stage a rally outside the Burmese embassy in Jakarta on Sept. 4 (Photo by Wataru Suzuki)
Politics

Indonesian minister meets Suu Kyi as Rohingya crisis deepens

President Joko Widodo pressured to act by local Muslim groups

4 September 2017
Penta-Ocean Construction has already completed preparatory work for the Bangladesh port and power plant project.
Business

Penta-Ocean wins $1.48bn port project in Bangladesh

Japanese contractor wants more orders from emerging countries

2 September 2017
Axiata Group headquarters in Kuala Lumpur
Business

Axiata unit buys Pakistan tower assets for $940m

Malaysian telecom operator expands foothold in underserved cellular market

30 August 2017
Yalung, a two-year-old female snow leopard, is fitted with a GPS collar in Nepal. (Courtesy WWF Nepal/Sanjog Rai)
Science

Insurance helps save Nepal's endangered snow leopards

Global summit agrees on plan to protect 20 native habitats

30 August 2017
Supporters of a Pakistani Shiite Muslim group chant slogans during an anti-U.S rally in Karachi on Aug. 27.
Politics

Pakistan political turmoil muddies investment outlook

Stocks crash as uncertainty rises, but China and Gulf cash still flowing

28 August 2017
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reviews an honor guard in Islamabad on Aug. 3.
Economy

Pakistan's substitute PM pushes ahead with reforms

Progress could help salvage the ruling party's scandal-hit reputation

24 August 2017
Afghan soldiers man a security checkpoint outside the capital city of Kabul.
Politics

Trump implores South Asia to step up on Afghanistan

US president tells neighboring Pakistan to crack down on terrorist cells

23 August 2017
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Business

Japan consultancy wins Bangladesh airport expansion project

Japanese government to provide $42.1m loan for infrastructure deal

21 August 2017
In this image taken from a recent video footage run by China's CCTV on Aug 4, 2017 via AP Video, a rocket is launched during a live-fire drill by the Chinese army in China's Tibet Autonomous Region that border India.
Finance

Rupee sags amid jitters about looming conflicts

India-China military clash increasingly likely as standoff continues in border dispute

20 August 2017
Punatshangchhu I, financed by India, is the biggest hydropower project now under development in Bhutan. (Photo by Nidup Gyeltshen)
Economy

Bhutan growth soars amid hydropower building boom

Rising debt to India could make country the Greece of South Asia, critics say

17 August 2017
Crowds line up for entry to the Jaipur tent in the piazza of the British Library. (Photo by Stuart Arnitt)
Life

South Asian literary duel highlights festival boom

Readers and writers show growing hunger for live events in internet age

16 August 2017
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reviews the honour guard in Islamabad, August 3.
Economy

Pakistan's new PM charges ahead with reforms

Politically astute Abbasi earns respect, expected to salvage party's fortunes

16 August 2017
Bhagwati Pradhan, now a farmer, with a photo taken when she was a Maoist guerrilla. (Photo by Deepak Adhikari)
Politics

Former Maoist fighters turn swords to plowshares in Nepal

Revolutionaries find alternative future growing vegetables and raising livestock

10 August 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump, center, praised Saudi Arabia's efforts to combat terrorism during a visit to the country in May.
Politics

Riyadh playing strongman threatens dream of 'Middle East NATO'

Tacit US backing taken as license to ignore tensions over military alliance

10 August 2017
A supporter of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif passes out after the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Sharif.
Politics

Arif Rafiq: Pakistan faces uncertainty as Sharif again gets ousted

Country's hybrid democracy threatened by teetering economy, regional conflicts

10 August 2017
Ayesha Aziz Khan, managing director and CEO of Summit Power International
Economy

Bangladesh power giant wants $1bn to fund expansion drive

Summit Power up for possible $50m injection from GE, eyes Singapore listing

9 August 2017
Chinese troops hold a banner directing Indian forces to withdraw from a disputed border region in the Himalayas.
Politics

China seen as blinking while impasse with India continues

Xi faces risk as nationalist netizens question lack of military response

3 August 2017
The Podi Menike winds its way through Sri Lanka's tea-covered hill country. (Photo by Marwaan Macan-Markar)
Politics

Sweet or bitter: The 'tea train' and the colonial legacy

Anniversary celebrations offer reflections on British rule and homegrown success

3 August 2017
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Politics

Ousted Pakistani PM taps his brother as his replacement

Move offers political continuity, but Shahbaz Sharif may be as vulnerable as Nawaz

3 August 2017
The Podi Menike winds its way through Sri Lanka's tea-covered hill country. (Photo by Marwaan Macan-Markar)
Tea Leaves

Sweet or bitter: The 'tea train' evokes colonial legacy

Anniversary celebrations offer reflections on British rule and homegrown success

3 August 2017
In this photo released on June 26, then Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, left, and chief minister of Punjab Province Shahbaz Sharif pray for victims of a tanker fire in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. The prime minister was forced from office on July 28. (Photo released by Pakistan Press Information Department)
Politics

Shahbaz Sharif could prove a dynamic Pakistani leader

Punjab chief minister has achieved enviable success in developing province

2 August 2017
A supporter of Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif passes out after the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify Sharif.
Opinion

Sharif ouster brings fresh uncertainty to Pakistan

As elections near, military returns to kingmaker role

31 July 2017
Police block the road leading to the Parliament building in Male, Maldives on July 24. The Maldivian opposition says the military has locked down parliament on the orders of the country's president in a bid to prevent lawmakers from taking part in a vote to impeach the parliamentary speaker.
Politics

Troops surround Maldives parliament to protect president

Latest crackdown on opposition MPs threatens vital tourist economy

30 July 2017