Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did.

Heavy rainfall across South Asia this summer has taken hundreds of lives. Experts say it's a combination of climate change, poor infrastructure and industrialization. More than 300 people have died ...

An Asia focus therefore appears highly problematic even as India ramps up trade with the UK and negotiates deals with the EU and the US, besides several developing nations.