South Asia

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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BRICS leaders participate in a joint tree-planting ceremony on the lawns on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, on September 12, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BRICS leaders participate in a joint tree-planting ceremony on the lawns on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India, on September 12, 2026. (Getty Images)

Commentary
aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Senior Fellow
Aparna Pande
7 Min Read
Armed Taliban security personnel sit on a humvee armoured vehicle outside a mosque in Argo district, Badakhshan province on May 6, 2024. From satellite images, Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have seen success in slashing opium production, but on the ground, farmers stripped of their livelihoods have resisted anti-narcotics units -- sometimes at the cost of their lives.The end of last week was marked by violent clashes in mountainous Badakhshan province that left two dead, according to provincial police (Photo
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Armed Taliban security personnel sit on an armored vehicle outside a mosque in Argo district, Badakhshan province on May 6, 2024. (Getty Images)

Reports
coffey
coffey
Senior Fellow, Center on Europe and Eurasia
Luke Coffey
13 Min Read
President Donald Trump prepares to shake hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting as part of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump prepares to shake hands with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting as part of the G7 summit in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026. (Getty Images)
Commentary
aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Senior Fellow
Aparna Pande
4 Min Read
Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)
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Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on April 11, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Getty Images)
Commentary
moriyasu_ken
moriyasu_ken
Senior Fellow
Hamza Azhar Salam
Hamza Azhar Salam
Hamza Azhar Salam
Journalist
Ken Moriyasu & Hamza Azhar Salam
4 Min Read
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