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Papadum, fried paper-thin wafer of lentil or chickpeas, usually eaten as an accompaniment with dips, from India. (Saki Yuen)

Photos: What's Your Favorite Asian Street Food?

AsiaBlog asked readers to send photos of their favorite street foods. This mouth-watering slideshow is what we got. more
An activist of Muttahida Sheri Mahaz burns US flag during a protest in Multan on July 7, 2012, against a recent US drone attack. (S S Mirza/AFP/GettyImages)

Watch: Pakistan FM Calls Drone Strikes 'Illegal,' Says 'This Has to Be Our War'

"As a drone flies over the territory of Pakistan, it becomes an American war again," said Hina Rabbani Khar at Asia Society in New York. more

Muslim Sensitivities and 'a Deeper Debate'

Pakistan's Foreign Minister addresses the riots that broke out in Pakistan a week earlier over an anti-Islam YouTube video. more

Drones: 'Illegal, Unlawful and Counterproductive'

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar lays out the Pakistani objections to American drone strikes in her country. more
Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar responds to a question at Asia Society in New York on Thursday, September 27, 2012. (Bill Swersey/Asia Society)

Pakistan FM Khar 'Embarrassed' By Riots, But Calls for Understanding

"We do not condone violence," Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said Thursday at Asia Society in New York. "That is not what Islam teaches us." more

Hina Rabbani Khar: Pakistan's Perspective (Complete)

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar assesses key issues such as trade liberalization with India, U.S. drone strikes, and relations with Afghanistan. more
An elderly woman dons traditional garb at a cultural festival in Kalash, Pakistan on May 15, 2012. (manalahmadkhan/Flickr)

Photo of the Day: Timeless Dancer in Kalash

An elderly woman dons traditional garb at a cultural festival in Kalash, Pakistan on May 15, 2012. (manalahmadkhan/Flickr) more
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, May 6, 2009. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

After Afghanistan, How Should the US Approach South Asia Strategy?

Asia Society's new Bernard Schwartz Fellow, Alexander Evans, discusses a new Asia Society project that examines U.S. policy in South Asia after the 2014 drawdown in Afghanistan. more
Clockwise from top left: Hamid Karzai, President, Afghanistan; Asif Ali Zardari, President, Pakistan; Barack Obama, President, United States; Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister, India. (Secretary of Defense, The Prime Minister's Office, US Department of Labor and London Summit/Flickr)

The United States and South Asia After Afghanistan

A new report by Asia Society Bernard Schwartz Fellow Alexander Evans considers how to achieve an integrated U.S. South Asia policy in a global context after the 2014 military drawdown in Afghanistan more
The Qissa Khwani Bazaar in the old city of Peshawar, Pakistan. (Iftikhar Firdaus)

Interview: New Website Lets Peshawar, Pakistan Tell Its Own Stories

Zalan Khan and his collaborators at Qissa-Khwani.com build on ancient traditions of storytelling to share local perspectives and reclaim their story from mainstream media. more