Dec 18th, 2008 · India holds Pakistan responsible for last month's terror attacks in Mumbai: The two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors have had a contentious relationship for decades. But many in Pakistan resent being the immediate prime suspects in the three-day siege.
Oct 24th, 2008 · Though a tough subject for many Americans, race finds its way into the presidential campaign, sometimes in ugly ways. NPR organized an ongoing series of discussions about race and the campaign with a group of black, white, Latino and South Asian voters in York, Pennsylvania.
Oct 15th, 2008 · Urban Desi is a fast growing genre that blends South Asian pop culture and American hip-hop. Rapper Snoop Dogg's latest release, a collaboration with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, is the most recent example. Beginning in the UK, the style of music is spreading in both the U.S. and India.
Apr 30th, 2008 · The Iranian President visited India and Pakistan this week in hopes of sealing a billion-dollar gas pipeline deal, which would link Iran to growing South Asian nations. The deal is opposed by the United States.
Dec 30th, 2007 · A sound montage from the past week's news, including voices from Pakistan; President Bush; Karl Inderfurth, assistant secretary of state for South Asian affairs during the Clinton administration; and presidential candidates.
Nov 4th, 2005 · American medical personnel with ties to Pakistan organized relief efforts after last month's earthquake devastated much of the northern part of the South Asian nation. Madeleine Brand speaks with Dr. Atif Malik about the injuries he saw, and the need for further medical aid in the Himalayan foothills.
Aug 19th, 2005 · Schools in some parts of Britain are over 90 percent South Asian. After decades of derision, advocates of school integration are now likely to get their way. Britons are examining to what extent its multicultural policies have fostered ghettos and thus disenfranchised the Muslim youth it is trying to guide away from extremism. The introspection appears similar to recent events in the Netherlands, which culminated in an all-party report to parliament saying that its multicultural policies of the past three decades were a failure.
Dec 30th, 2004 · NPR's Madeleine Brand talks with Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the contributions that private companies are making to tsunami-stricken South Asian countries.