The idea that caste dominates politics in India may rest on an unsupported assumption: that Indian voters always know to what caste candidates belong.
Iran's elections may present a window of opportunity for the United States and the West.
The rise of Narendra Modi gives the BJP an opportunity to reshape its narrative before India’s national elections next year. But the opposition party is still at a disadvantage.
Lashkar-e-Taiba is clearly capable of posing a threat to the United States, but one that must be kept in perspective.
President Obama’s informal summit with Chinese president Xi should remind New Delhi of the need for deep diplomacy with both powers.
Bureaucratic and political holdups in India’s defense ministry have undermined New Delhi’s ties with its neighbors.
Manmohan Singh showed backbone in recommitting to India’s relationship with Japan. It’s time for him to do the same with Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent visit to Thailand underlined the importance of that country to India’s "Look East" policy of regional connectivity.
China is unlikely to stop using Pakistan to balance India anytime soon.
The only way to reduce the incentive for cheating in Afghanistan’s 2014 election is to work seriously to build political consensus among Afghan constituencies ahead of time.