The Latest Breaking News from South Asia

The Ganges, a lifeline for hundreds of millions across South Asia, is drying at a rate scientists say is unprecedented in recorded history. Climate change, shifting monsoons, relentless extraction and damming are pushing the mighty river towards collapse, with consequences for food, water and livelihoods across the region.

Public disturbances over misrule, joblessness and corruption have felled governments in three countries in as many years, but analysts tell Shweta Sharma that the storm is far from over

The contexts and triggers were different, but analysts say there’s a common thread tying South Asia’s youth revolts.

China, India and Pakistan will all be watching the events in Nepal closely, say experts.