South Asia

Why Is the United States Subsidizing Iran?

It's a veritable international mystery: How did Washington end up funding its adversaries in Tehran?

BY FREDERICK STARR | FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Not Just Another Movie

Zero Dark Thirty lies. End of story.

BY AMY ZEGART | JANUARY 30, 2013

Sometimes They Come Back

How this zombie game explains our failure in Afghanistan.

BY MICHAEL PECK | JANUARY 28, 2013

The Silence in Delhi

The trial of India's vicious gang-rapists is under way, but don't think for a second the government is really committed to reform of women's rights.

BY MIRANDA KENNEDY | JANUARY 25, 2013

India's Missing Ingredients

Indian growth is slowing. But there are two key reforms that will help.

BY HEMAL SHAH | JANUARY 24, 2013

Deconstructing Afghanistan

What would Jacques do?

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | JANUARY 22, 2013

Seizing the Moment

The world’s leading nations are convening a meeting on the fight against corruption. Here’s what they ought to be discussing.

BY LAURENCE COCKCROFT | JANUARY 22, 2013

Mutiny in Kabul

An exclusive report on the troubled security team at America's most important embassy.

BY ADAM ZAGORIN | JANUARY 17, 2013

The 'Dynamite' Pentagon Interview Behind 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Michael Vickers 'delivered' for the movie.

BY NATE JONES | JANUARY 17, 2013

Does the NRA Want to Turn America Into Afghanistan?

Because that's where we're headed.

BY JASON DEMPSEY | JANUARY 16, 2013

Exit, Minus Strategy

Barack Obama has clearly decided to cut his losses in Afghanistan. Will all hell break lose when he does?

BY JAMES TRAUB | JANUARY 11, 2013

Why the U.S. Can't Abandon Afghanistan

These five principles should guide the U.S.-Afghan relationship after 2014.

BY DAVOOD MORADIAN | JANUARY 10, 2013

The 5 Most Important Questions About Afghanistan

Obama can't shirk the difficult issues when he meets with Karzai this week.

BY MICHAEL KUGELMAN | JANUARY 9, 2013

Can India Defeat Poverty?

A bold new program may show the world the way.

BY AMANDA GLASSMAN, NANCY BIRDSALL | JANUARY 8, 2013

A 'Zero Option' for Afghanistan

Yes, President Karzai, we might pull out completely.

BY DAVID W. BARNO | JANUARY 7, 2013

For Shame

Wait, Pakistan is blasting India for treating women badly?

BY RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL | JANUARY 4, 2013

Gorging on Investment, Choking on Red Tape

Academic economists usually air their new ideas first in working papers. Here, before the work gets dusty, a quick look at transition policy research in progress.

BY PETER PASSELL | JANUARY 4, 2013

Sign Language

The brutal gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus in December has resulted in swift charges against five men and angry protests across the country. Want a sense of just how outraged people are? Look no further than the signs they're waving at demonstrations.

JANUARY 3, 2013

Four Surprises That Could Rock Asia in 2013

Are we paying attention to the wrong crises?

BY MICHAEL MAZZA | JANUARY 3, 2013

Stowaway

A reporter travels the treacherous Pakistan-Afghanistan border by truck.

BY MATTHIEU AIKINS | JANUARY 2, 2013

Rough Cut

Nearly all the world's diamonds -- legal or not -- pass through this one Indian city.

BY JASON MIKLIAN | JANUARY 2, 2013

My Enemy, Myself

Who's your enemy? Why fight? Over the course of three years, Belgian-Tunisian photojournalist Karim Ben Khelifa has traveled to both sides of the world's longest-simmering conflicts to ask these pointed questions. What he heard from combatants in the Gaza Strip, the disputed Kashmir region along the India-Pakistan border, and tribally divided South Sudan captures the futility of wars that never end -- and can't be won. Tragically, bitter rivals are often fighting for the very same reasons.

PHOTOGRAPHS BY KARIM BEN KHELIFA | JANUARY 2, 2013

India Has a Woman Problem

And there's no denying it anymore.

BY RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL | DECEMBER 28, 2012

The Midlife Crisis of Bangladesh

Bangladeshis want a reckoning with their bloody past. But they can do it without partisanship?

BY JOSEPH ALLCHIN | DECEMBER 21, 2012

Dynasty

Why are so many Asian countries run by families?

BY ISAAC STONE FISH | DECEMBER 20, 2012

India's Ocean

Could New Delhi's growing naval force change the balance of power in the Pacific? 

BY DHRUVA JAISHANKAR | DECEMBER 6, 2012

The Migrant Money Machine

The developed world could make a big difference to the global economy simply by helping migrants to do what comes naturally: send money home.

BY PETER PASSELL | DECEMBER 4, 2012

Extrication Negotiations

The United States is ready to start talking to the Taliban about a peace deal again. But nothing's going to happen without Pakistan.

BY JAMES TRAUB | NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Can You Save Diplomacy From Itself?

Carne Ross's quixotic crusade to help emerging nations get their seat at the table.

BY CRISTINA ODONE | NOVEMBER 26, 2012

The FP Survey: The Wisdom of the Smart Crowd

FP's Global Thinkers weigh in on the year gone by and what's on the horizon for 2013.

DECEMBER 2012