This report examines the policies, statements and makeup of the recently elected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party in Pakistan in order to determine its likely future direction and to gauge the impact of its policies on Pakistan, the region, and its relations with the U.S.

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden meets with Indian business leaders in Mumbai this week against a backdrop of sinking investor confidence in Asia's third largest economy.

Barack Obama's latest act of surrender in the war against terrorism comes in Afghanistan.

President Obama should decide on the pace of troop withdrawal based on national security needs in South Asia rather than the Afghan president’s erratic behavior.

Simply put, social media boosters in India exaggerate the role Facebook and Twitter can play in a country where only an eighth of the population has access to the Internet.

A political solution to end the Afghan war is desirable, but a short-sighted deal with the insurgents could undo the hard-won gains of the past decade and serve as a recipe for another civil war in the country.

Is history repeating itself?

With economic growth in the doldrums, the rupee hovering near a historic low and business confidence at rock bottom, you would think the Indian government has better things to do than roll out yet another controversial new subsidy.

On Sunday, the Bharatiya Janata Party appointed Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi chairman of its campaign committee ahead of national elections due no later than next summer. With this India's largest opposition party has effectively signaled that Mr. Modi is its presumptive prime ministerial candidate.

On the face of it, the odds of becoming India's prime minister next year have never looked better for Narendra Modi.