South Asia Brief – Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com the Global Magazine of News and Ideas Thu, 14 May 2026 22:11:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/cropped-favicon-512_2017.png?w=32 South Asia Brief – Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com 32 32 162972146 https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/themes/foreign-policy-2017/static/images/logo_header.png Foreign Policy https://foreignpolicy.com 134 109 India Still Stands By BRICS https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/13/india-brics-new-delhi-hosts-foreign-minister-summit/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/13/india-brics-new-delhi-hosts-foreign-minister-summit/#respond Wed, 13 May 2026 20:34:15 +0000 https://foreignpolicy.com/?p=1229199 https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/13/india-brics-new-delhi-hosts-foreign-minister-summit/feed/ 0 1229199 The BJP Scores Big in West Bengal https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/06/india-bjp-state-elections-west-bengal-victory/ 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Wed, 12 Nov 2025 22:22:15 +0000 https://foreignpolicy.com/?p=1212005 https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/12/india-pakistan-blast-attack-terrorism-security/feed/ 0 1212005 Domestic Challenges Dent Pakistan’s Triumphalism https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/pakistan-geopolitics-triumphalism-domestic-challenges/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/pakistan-geopolitics-triumphalism-domestic-challenges/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:50:27 +0000 https://foreignpolicy.com/?p=1211400 https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/05/pakistan-geopolitics-triumphalism-domestic-challenges/feed/ 0 1211400 How Russia Sanctions Could Affect India https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/india-russia-oil-sanctions-reliance-trump-trade/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/india-russia-oil-sanctions-reliance-trump-trade/#respond Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:05:42 +0000 https://foreignpolicy.com/?p=1210705 https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/29/india-russia-oil-sanctions-reliance-trump-trade/feed/ 0 1210705