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April 2, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, April 2, 2020: Crowds in India and Pakistan Thwart Social Distancing

Density and crowds thwart health measures in India and Pakistan; mass unemployment looms in Bangladesh and across the region.

Rows of people sitting on the ground spaced six feet apart
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

March 24, 2020

COVID-19
Coronavirus in South Asia, March 24, 2020: Outbreak in Pakistan and India on Lockdown

No country in South Asia has been fully spared by the coronavirus pandemic. This week Pakistan’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 ticked up dramatically, and India moved into a near-complete lockdown. Wit…

A life-size elephant statue with a face mask on a wheeled platform faces the camera through a narrow street.
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

March 17, 2020

COVID-19
South Asia Reads: Coronavirus Edition

Welcome back to South Asia Reads. This week, we've prepared an update on developments in each South Asian country, from Afghanistan to Sri Lanka, regarding the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).

Woman's hand, sewing machine, and two handmade masks
Blog Post by Erik Fliegauf and Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

March 12, 2020

India
Democratic Values No Longer Define U.S.-Indian Relations

Principles Take a Back Seat to Realpolitik.

An Indian man in a white hat holds up masks of Narendra Modi and Donald Trump
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

February 14, 2020

India
Tracking Trade Tensions With India

President Donald J. Trump heads to India at the end of the month— this week the White House formally announced the trip for February 24 and 25, with Ahmedabad, Gujarat, and New Delhi the main stops. …

Fishermen carry bluefin trevally fish, locally known as Vatta, as a cargo ship carries containers in the Arabian Sea off Kochi, India, on May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Sivaram V
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound