China and Saudi Arabia are attempting to rework Southasia’s geopolitics, but the problems of terrorism, economic fragility, the India–Pakistan rivalry may undo their ambitions
Zohran Mamdani becomes first Southasian New York mayor, Rana Ayyub faces death threats, Dhaka protests around July charter and more in our weekly regional newsletter
One Pakistani family’s story of migration and survival across three weddings amid three conflicts: the 1971 Bangladesh war, the Kargil War, and the 2025 conflict following the Pahalgam attack
