Regional Overview: South Asia
25-31 October 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include remote violence targeting civilians in Pakistan by unidentified militants, and a significant increase in cross-border violence between India and Pakistan. The Indian government passed amendments to allow Indian citizens the purchase of land in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region, which led to demonstrations to protect the Muslim-majority structure of the state.…
Regional Overview: South Asia
11-17 October 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include increased militant activity in the border areas of Pakistan and separatist group attacks in Balochistan. In India, security operations against domestic militants resulted in the killing of at least four militants.…
Regional Overview: South Asia
4-10 October 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include increased militant activity in India. In India and Pakistan, security force operations against militant groups continued, as did cross-border exchanges of fire between the two countries.…
Regional Overview: South Asia
27 September-3 October 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include: clashes between militants and security forces in India and Pakistan; continuing cross-border clashes between India and Pakistan; Maoist internal conflicts regarding civilian killings in India; demonstrations against sexual violence in India and Bangladesh; and demonstrations against three agriculture reform bills in India.…
Regional Overview: South Asia
2 August-5 September 2020
Key trends in South Asia over the last five weeks include: targeted attacks by militants on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, armed clashes between security forces and militant groups, and religious violence in India; targeted attacks against security forces in Pakistan; and election-related violence in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.…
Regional Overview: South Asia
26 July-1 August 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include: armed clashes between security forces and militant groups in Pakistan and India; targeted attacks on security forces in Bangladesh; election-related violence in Sri Lanka; and coronavirus-related violence in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.…
Regional Overview: South Asia
28 June-4 July 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include: armed clashes between security forces and domestic rebel groups in Pakistan and India; electoral violence in India; and coronavirus related violence across the region.…
Regional Overview: South Asia
21-27 June 2020
Key trends in South Asia last week include: armed clashes between security forces and domestic rebel groups in Pakistan and India; electoral violence in India; and coronavirus-related violence in Nepal and India.…
