According to the World Economic Forum’s Chief Economist's Outlook, India is leading South Asia as the brightest regional growth spot despite global economic headwinds, with strong confidence in its ...

Michael Kugelman previews the major events to watch: upcoming elections in Bangladesh and Nepal, the India-Pakistan conflict, ...

India is poised to lead South Asia as the world's fastest-growing region, even as global economists anticipate a slowdown in ...

Gross domestic product in Asia’s fourth-largest economy is projected to expand 2.0% in 2026, up from the government’s ...

Every year is eventful in South Asia. But 2025 wasn’t just turbulent; it destabilized the region structurally. This was due to the convergence of multiple shocks. Many countries in the region ...

It will limit Delhi’s ability to unilaterally shape the norms of regional forums.

In 2013 President Xi Jinping announced the launch of two new Chinese connectivity projects: an “economic belt” along the historical Silk Road in Eurasia and a twenty-first-century Maritime Silk Road ...

Despite a modest improvement in recent months, a majority of chief economists expect global economic conditions to weaken ...