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![President-elect Trump with Melania, Senator JD Vance, and wife Usha at the RNC in Milwaukee, July 18. [Image via Carolyn Kaster / AP].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/241030-donald-trump-melania-jd-vance-usha-ew-619p-409d88.webp)
![Was the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel just? Hamas claims it was in response to Israeli atrocities, while Israel deems it antisemitism [Image via Al Jazeera].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/october7_outsideimgfinal-768x720.webp)
Was the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel just? Hamas claims it was in response to Israeli...
![Pakistan’s Youm-e-Takbeer, marking the 1998 nuclear tests, signifies not just a scientific feat but also embodies Pakistan’s national character [Image via Dawn Images].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/6292e48f594c9-768x480.webp)
Youm-e-Takbeer, marking Pakistan's 1998 nuclear tests, signifies not just a scientific feat but also...
![US-India flags fly at the White House. Since 2014, political metamorphosis of India under the BJP has diverged toward a Hindu-centric identity [Image via Reuters].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2023-06-21T195636Z_979887234_RC2VN1AOY3KX_RTRMADP_3_USA-INDIA-1704088052-768x513.webp)
Since 2014, political metamorphosis of India under BJP has diverged from Nehru's liberal vision...
![Surging ISIS-K Threat in Afghanistan; Taliban Patrol Kabul Streets: August 27, 2021. [Image Credit: Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/gettyimages--768x768.webp)
ISIS-K threat surge in Afghanistan poses a significant threat to the regional security, with...
![Russia's defense ministry tests on 15 July 2020 posed no threat to other space equipment, according to the country's foreign ministry. [via Reuters]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/a9e3d473c95c467fa0fff93c0fb0bfe7_18-768x513.webp)
Russia's UN veto on a space weapons ban has reignited fears of a space arms race. Can diplomacy...
![Pakistan's Afghan policy: People crossing into Pakistan from Afghanistan are making their way through the Friendship Gate in Chaman [Image via Reuters].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2021-08-15T143158Z_1093398639_RC2Q5P9W5VTP_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT-PAKISTAN-768x513.webp)
Pakistan's Afghan policy: More than meets the eye. From borders to Cold War and Taliban, unpack the...
![Erosion of India's democracy: Mohandas K. Gandhi, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Hindu extremist Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Gandhi. [Washington Post illustration; AP]](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/imrs-1-768x768.webp)
India's democracy is at risk! Religious extremism, minority plight, and economic inequality cloud...
![India faces diverse challenges beyond economics, including imminent overtaking of China as the world's most populous nation [Getty Images].](https://southasiatimes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1673275741989-768x768.webp)
Economic woes, social tensions, and democratic concerns. Can India overcome the Challenges of Modern...
South Asia's melting glaciers are fueling tensions over water! Can climate change and geopolitics be...
