Pakistan has refused to evacuate 800 citizens in Wuhan, fearing an outbreak at home. Some stuck in the hot zone worry they are part of a larger geopolitical game.
Author: MARIA ABI-HABIB
In India, Protesters and Modi Tussle Over Who Can Claim Gandhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi says the national icon would have supported his contentious citizenship law. Demonstrators say it goes against everything Gandhi stood for.
India Finally Lets Lawmakers Into Kashmir: Far-Right Europeans
India’s own members of Parliament have been kept out of the locked-down region for months, as have journalists and an American senator.
Hard Times Have Pakistani Hindus Looking to India, Where Some Find Only Disappointment
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi recasts India as a Hindu nation, Pakistani Hindus are migrating there in greater numbers. But many find hardship once they arrive.
Pakistan Runs Out of Options as India Tightens Grip on Kashmir
Threatened with sanctions over its ties to militants, and with the cost of war perilously high, Pakistan has little recourse diplomatically or militarily.
After India Loses Dogfight to Pakistan, Questions Arise About Its ‘Vintage’ Military
As America strengthens its alliance with India to help counter China, critics say its military faces serious challenges, from the age of its hardware to the size of its budget.
After India’s Strike on Pakistan, Both Sides Leave Room for De-escalation
Amid the escalation of hostilities over an attack in Kashmir, the leadership of each country seemed to give itself a way out of pushing the conflict into war.
Terrorism Watchdog Castigates Pakistan Over Aid to Militants
An unusually harsh rebuke a week after a deadly bombing in India shows waning patience over Pakistan’s treatment of militants.
India Dispatch: ‘The Pirate Days Are Over’: Goa’s Nude Hippies Give Way to India’s Yuppies
As newly middle-class Indians flock to Goa’s beaches, residents of the former countercultural enclave worry its laid-back, tolerant vibe will be disrupted by the visitors’ more conservative mores.
Pakistan Dispatch: They Once Danced for Royalty. Now It’s Mostly for Leering Men.
As religious conservatism deepens in Pakistan, Lahore’s famed dancers have been forced underground, and performers who took pride in their art form have turned to prostitution to survive.