The world has enough water for 7 billion people, but not if countries waste, hoard, or weaponize it.
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If nuclear war comes, it will happen because of a calculation or miscalculation by India or Pakistan.
The world’s major nuclear powers are treaty-bound to move towards disarmament. The India-Pakistan clash underscores the need to get moving.
Despite the bloody headlines, a slow-motion alignment of interests could mean peace in Afghanistan — if the Trump administration cooperates.
Alliances and rivalries are reshuffling as Asian countries try to make sense of the Trump administration's belligerent and erratic foreign policy.
Can the next leader of Pakistan lead the country out of corruption, poverty, and war?
In Pakistan, the police killing of a Pashtun social media star stirred a popular uprising for democracy and demilitarization.
In one Pakistani province, it took just 544 voters to choose a chief minister. But 80,000 minorities there may not get a single representative.
Over 22.5 million people have been forced to flee their countries. Last year, less than 200,000 were resettled.
If Trump wants a successful South Asia policy, he'd best start by mending fences with Pakistan.