2023 was a year of paradoxes for South Asia. While the events of the past year demonstrated South Asia’s rise on the global stage, the region continued to see mounting economic crises and a clampdown on civil liberties, particularly for Afghan women under Taliban rule. Indian foreign policy flourished under its G20 leadership, the Chandrayaan-3 moon landing, and strengthened U.S.-India relations at the same time that the government........

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