All Asia: South & Central
AQ Khan: Father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb jumps into politicsAQ Khan, lauded by many Pakistanis for giving the country the bomb, has launched a political movement targeting the youth vote. He has been accused of selling nuclear secrets to North Korea and Iran.
Will Obama's reelection change the US-Pakistan relationship?Some Pakistani officials are quietly hoping Obama's reelection will help relations between the two countries, particularly if Sen. John Kerry replaces Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
What recourse do Pakistan's 'civilian drone victims' have?In Pakistan's tribal belt, locals have no access to police stations, Pakistani courts, or the International Court of Justice to report being wrongly targeted by drones.- Mob burns girls' school in Pakistani city over alleged blasphemyThe mob was angered by a supposedly blasphemous note from a teacher. That the burning happened in Lahore, Pakistan’s cultural hub, worries analysts.
Will Pakistan release its Osama bin Laden Abbottabad report?More than a year after Pakistan said it would find out who was responsible for failing to catch Osama bin Laden on its own soil, a formal investigation has only produced rumors.
FocusWhat will the Afghanistan war legacy be?Much of the Soviets' development work got wiped out by a civil war in the 1990s. But the scope of the effort then was limited compared with the work today.
Progress WatchNeither heat nor gloom ... Afghan post office deliversAs the Afghan government struggles to develop, the post office has quietly managed to become one of the nation's most efficient institutions - and with extremely limited international assistance.
India's top court orders roads for pilgrims through fragile territoryThe ruling, which worries environmentalists and Muslim separatists alike, followed a summer in which 86 pilgrims died making the trek to the Amarnath cave, one of the holiest sites in Hinduism.
Afghans on the debate: We're okay with not being talked aboutThough some Afghans are worried about the US lack of interest in Afghanistan, some say foreign policy on Afghanistan isn't really dependent on the person who will be the president of the US.
Bangladesh worries plot to blow up the Federal Reserve will hurt moderate imageThe latest high-profile terrorist suspect in the US hails from Bangladesh, a country that has actually shown a remarkable ability to tamp down Islamic militancy.
Pakistanis debate real enemy: girl-shooting Taliban or drone-firing USThe news that the Taliban shot 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai for speaking out against them has sparked debate that highlights a major division in Pakistan.
Baba Ramdev: Can a yogi turn Indian politics on its head?Baba Ramdev is a Hindu yoga guru-turned-anticorruption campaigner. He's the latest incarnation of the spiritual political reformer, an archetype running throughout Indian history.
The Malala moment: 6 Pakistani views on the girl shot by the Taliban The shooting of 14-year-old Malala Yousufzai by a Taliban gunman has shocked Pakistan and led to some extraordinary writing in the press on how Islamic radicalism is enabled. On the back foot for years, liberals are getting a new hearing against extremist religious parties, the powerful military, and a populist anti-US politician.
Gen. Dunford to head Afghan war, wrap it upUS Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford's main challenges are likely to be managing the wind down of the war in Afghanistan. Afghans expect to see few changes on the ground.
Taliban shooting of 14-year old sparks outrage in PakistanHundreds of people took to the streets to show their anti-Islamist sentiment after the Pakistani Taliban took responsibility for shooting a 14-year-old Pakistani girl in the head.- Girl who defied Pakistani Taliban shot for ‘promoting Western culture'Malala Yousafzai told Pakistani media in 2009, 'I don’t mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education.'
Code Pink joins Pakistani political party in anti-drone protestSome 30 men and women between the ages of 22 and 80 from the antiwar coalition Code Pink joined forces with Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and his party.- Facebook and YouTube blocked in KashmirAuthorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir jumped on the 'Innocence of Muslim' film as an excuse to shut down social media in the disputed region.
- Key actors in Afghan peace process say it's a no-goWhile the US has pledged to work toward a negotiated settlement with insurgents, some insiders say the US is pulling back from that.
Afghanistan war claims 2,000th US soldier, but pace slowingThe 2,000th US soldier to die may have been the victim of another insider attack. Overall, the conflict has grown less deadly for US troops since 2010.
