South Asia

Islamabad’s military-backed government wants to pass a constitutional amendment which, according to critics, would put at risk citizens’ fundamental rights.

Poverty has an impact on the prevalence of TB and has even contributed to the evolution of drug-resistant strains

Four decades after the green revolution, the associated environmental problems are becoming increasingly obvious.

Jhumpa Lahiri’s novel „The Namesake“ tells the story of an Indian-American family whose members never quite know where they truly belong.

Why Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest serving leader, had to resign on 5 August.

The documentary “To Kill a Tiger” tells the story of a father and daughter in India fighting for justice after the girl is raped.

The global food system is not only environmentally harmful, but also makes poverty worse in rural areas of emerging markets and developing countries.

A novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni tells the story of Jind Kaur, the last sovereign Sikh monarch

Multiple negotiations with different sets of creditors are too cumbersome to help an ailing economy fast and decisively.

More and more Pakistani vacationers are discovering the remote mountainous region in the country’s north-east. The trend is bringing in buying power and creating jobs, but it also harbours the risk of social and ecological conflict.