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As air pollution chokes New Delhi and Lahore, officials in both countries are pointing fingers.

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Under Trump, the Indo-Pacific strategy is still likely to drive U.S. policy in the region.

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With no time frame for elections, a restless public could pose a challenge.

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An agreement to resume patrols in Ladakh should benefit trade ties, but it’s not a prelude to a broader detente.

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

India’s Jaishankar Makes Rare Trip to Pakistan

The visit, for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, is the first by an Indian foreign minister since 2015.

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India’s BJP Sees Split Results in State Elections

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Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in Sri Lanka's presidential election.

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Change candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will have to win over three key groups to succeed.

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Tehran wants Islamabad to hold up its end of the deal on a much-delayed gas pipeline—but it doesn’t seem likely.

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