South Asia Brief – Foreign Policy

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" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/30/bangladesh-interim-government-yunus-pressure-protests-economy/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk looks at graffiti on the walls of the Dhaka University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 29." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bangladesh-student-protests-volker-turk-GettyImages-2181062174.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk looks at graffiti on the walls of the Dhaka University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Oct. 29.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/30/bangladesh-interim-government-yunus-pressure-protests-economy/"> <h3 class="hed">Bangladesh’s Interim Government Is Under Pressure</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">With no time frame for elections, a restless public could pose a challenge.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-10-30" class="date-time"> October 30, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1160606"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/23/india-china-border-agreement-ladakh-trade/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="An Indian army vehicle is seen near the India-China border in Ladakh on Aug. 29." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/kashmir-india-china-GettyImages-2169306455.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">An Indian army vehicle is seen near the India-China border in Ladakh on Aug. 29.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/23/india-china-border-agreement-ladakh-trade/"> <h3 class="hed">India and China Reach Border Breakthrough</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">An agreement to resume patrols in Ladakh should benefit trade ties, but it’s not a prelude to a broader detente.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-10-23" class="date-time"> October 23, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1159894"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/16/india-jaishankar-pakistan-islamabad-sco-summit/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sharif-jaishankar-SCO-summit-2024-10-16T101337Z_721351793_MT1ASNEWS20241016013L_RTRMADP_3_ANI.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (left) shakes hands with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/16/india-jaishankar-pakistan-islamabad-sco-summit/"> <h3 class="hed">India’s Jaishankar Makes Rare Trip to Pakistan</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">The visit, for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, is the first by an Indian foreign minister since 2015.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-10-16" class="date-time"> October 16, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1159219"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/09/india-bjp-haryana-kashmir-state-elections/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="532" alt="Members and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party offer sweets to one another as they smile and celebrate the BJP's lead in the vote-counting for Haryana's state elections. They hold a green and orange BJP flag that features a lotus. One man holds up a peace sign." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?resize=550,366&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?resize=768,510&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?resize=400,266&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?resize=1000,665&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/india-haryana-election-bjp-GettyImages-2176657387.jpg?resize=325,216&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">Members and supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party offer sweets to one another as they smile and celebrate the BJP's lead in the vote-counting for Haryana's state elections. They hold a green and orange BJP flag that features a lotus. One man holds up a peace sign.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/09/india-bjp-haryana-kashmir-state-elections/"> <h3 class="hed">India’s BJP Sees Split Results in State Elections</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">Modi’s party scored an unexpected win in Haryana and a loss in Kashmir that could still be a strategic boost.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-10-09" class="date-time"> October 9, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1158589"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/02/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-politics-tension-military/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists, holding pictures of leader Imran Khan and flags, take part in a public rally on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?resize=550,366&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?resize=768,511&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?resize=400,266&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?resize=1000,666&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-GettyImages-2172668430.jpg?resize=325,216&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists, holding pictures of leader Imran Khan and flags, take part in a public rally on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/10/02/pakistan-protest-imran-khan-politics-tension-military/"> <h3 class="hed">Imran Khan Calls for Renewed Protest in Pakistan</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">The latest escalations come as the country’s new intelligence chief takes office.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-10-02" class="date-time"> October 2, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1157923"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/25/sri-lanka-election-president-dissanayake-challenges/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in Sri Lanka's presidential election." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/dissanayake-sri-lanka-president-GettyImages-2172563317.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake leaves a polling station after casting his ballot in Sri Lanka's presidential election.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/25/sri-lanka-election-president-dissanayake-challenges/"> <h3 class="hed">Sri Lanka’s Next President May Face Uphill Battle</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">Change candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake will have to win over three key groups to succeed.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-09-25" class="date-time"> September 25, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1157227"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/18/sri-lanka-election-president-wickremesinghe-economy-crisis/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="Supporters of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe attend an election rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 18." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?quality=80 4586w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=1536,1024&quality=80 1536w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=2048,1366&quality=80 2048w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=1920,1280&quality=80 1920w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GettyImages-2172022221.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">Supporters of Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe attend an election rally in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sept. 18.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/18/sri-lanka-election-president-wickremesinghe-economy-crisis/"> <h3 class="hed">Sri Lanka Gears Up for Pivotal Election</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">A fresh start may be top of mind as voters select the country’s next president.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-09-18" class="date-time"> September 18, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1156694"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; 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Traffic barriers and trees are visible along the side of the road." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/taliban-flag-takeover-anniversary-GettyImages-2166038340.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">An Afghan man is seen from the side as he walks down the street selling Taliban flags, which hang from wooden poles slung over his soldier. Traffic barriers and trees are visible along the side of the road.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/14/taliban-afghanistan-fourth-year-kabul-takeover-anniversary/"> <h3 class="hed">The Taliban Enter Fourth Year in Power</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">Despite challenges, the group faces no meaningful threat to its political survival.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-08-14" class="date-time"> August 14, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1152707"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/07/bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-legacy-protests-democracy-interim-government/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="People gather to celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/bangladesh-dhaka-protests-GettyImages-2164974455.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">People gather to celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/07/bangladesh-sheikh-hasina-legacy-protests-democracy-interim-government/"> <h3 class="hed">Sheikh Hasina Leaves Behind Complicated Legacy</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">Bangladesh’s democracy hangs in the balance after the prime minister fled Dhaka.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-08-07" class="date-time"> August 7, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="excerpt-content--list content-block" data-post-id="1152114"> <figure class="figure-image -nocaption"> <a style="padding-bottom:66.666666666667%; " href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/31/quad-foreign-ministers-summit-indo-pacific/" class="image-attachment -ratioscale horizontal-orientation"> <img width="800" height="533" alt="From left: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose before the Quad ministerial meeting in Tokyo." style="width:auto;" class="image -fit horizontal-orientation" src="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?w=800?quality=80" srcset="https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?quality=80 1500w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?resize=150,100&quality=80 150w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?resize=550,367&quality=80 550w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?resize=768,512&quality=80 768w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?resize=400,267&quality=80 400w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?resize=1000,667&quality=80 1000w, https://foreignpolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/quad-foreign-ministers-tokyo-GettyImages-2163660814.jpg?resize=325,217&quality=80 325w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" > </a> <figcaption style="height:0;opacity:0;">From left: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose before the Quad ministerial meeting in Tokyo.</figcaption> </figure> <div class="list-text"> <a class="hed-heading -excerpt" href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/31/quad-foreign-ministers-summit-indo-pacific/"> <h3 class="hed">The Quad Gets a Boost</h3> </a> <div class="dek-heading -excerpt"> <p class="dek">The foreign ministers’ meeting in Tokyo sends a signal that all is well with the grouping after a year of competing obligations.</p> </div> <div class="meta-data -excerpt -dept-date>"> <div class="meta-data -date-only"> <div> <time datetime="2024-07-31" class="date-time"> July 31, 2024</time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="posts-load-more posts-by-title" data-layout="newsletter" data-name="South Asia Brief" data-next-page="2" data-base-url="https://foreignpolicy.com/category/south-asia-brief/" data-pagination-base="page/"> <a 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