South Asia

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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.
Indian students of Saint Joseph Degree college participate in an anti-rape protest in Hyderabad on September 13, 2013. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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Indian students of Saint Joseph Degree college participate in an anti-rape protest in Hyderabad on September 13, 2013. (NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images)
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aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
5 Min Read
The husband and daughters of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for "blasphemy," at their residence in Lahore, October 13, 2014 (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images).
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The husband and daughters of Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for "blasphemy," at their residence in Lahore, October 13, 2014 (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images).
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Nina Shea
Nina Shea
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom
Former member, Parliament of Pakistan
8 Min Read
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2014 in New York City. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
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Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi speaks at the 69th United Nations General Assembly on September 27, 2014 in New York City. (Kena Betancur/Getty Images)
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aparna_pande
aparna_pande
Research Fellow, India and South Asia
5 Min Read
(L-R) Indian nationalist leader Jawaharlal Nehru, adviser to Mountbatten Lord Ismay, Viceroy of India Lord Louis Mountbatten, and President of the All-India Muslim League Muhammad Ali Jinnah. (Keystone/Getty Images)
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(L-R) Indian nationalist leader Jawaharlal Nehru, adviser to Mountbatten Lord Ismay, Viceroy of India Lord Louis Mountbatten, and President of the All-India Muslim League Muhammad Ali Jinnah. (Keystone/Getty Images)
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husain_haqqani
husain_haqqani
Senior Fellow and Director for South and Central Asia
12 Min Read
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