Overlapping Storms: Though rainy weather is typical during fall in South and Southeast Asia, the tail end of this “wet season ...

When tropical storms make headlines, certain countries and regions are repeatedly part of the story. Why is that and what ...

Pacific region needs $250 billion a year in water investments but gets only 40% of it, says the Asian Water Development Outlook.

In the dynamic landscape of geopolitical shifts, U.S. policy toward South Asia has consistently been a critical area of focus. As the region continues to evolve amid changing political, economic, and ...

WASHINGTON, October 7, 2025—Growth in South Asia is projected to be robust at 6.6 percent this year —but a significant slowdown looms on the horizon. Reforms to promote trade openness and technology ...

RARELY CALM, the cross-border politics of South Asia’s great rivers have been roiling of late. In late October Afghanistan revealed plans to build dams on the Kabul river, rankling Pakistan, with ...

The world is divided into seven continents: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.

Rising debt has sparked a new battle for national sovereignty.

When Donald Trump announced his new tariff rules for more than 180 countries on April 2, what he termed as “Liberation Day,” it sent shockwaves across the global trade landscape. Like other regions, ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. As the most populous and historically most economically and strategically powerful ...

According to a presentation by Navitas Australia, outbound student mobility from South Asia is projected to grow by over 4% by 2030, with the region accounting for 15% of the global share of ...

People light candles beside the words reading "Long live martyrs" during a silent tribute observing a national day of mourning in honor of those killed in clashes during recent protests, in Kathmandu, ...