Tag: South Asia

Crunchy Papdi Chaat Is Your Next Must-Try Snack

Chaat—derived from the Hindi word chaatna, which translates as “to lick” or “to taste”—is a popular category of street food found in stalls, carts, and food malls across South Asia. It is characterized by an array of flavors and textures: salty, sour, sweet, tangy, creamy, crispy, and crunchy. Papdi chaat, also known as papri chaat,…


China’s Entropic War Operations in South Asia Seeks to Undermine India: Experts

China’s entropic war in South Asian nations like Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives is at an advanced stage, according to strategists. These unrestricted war operations are to ensure China’s hegemony in its backyard where it wants to push its agendas and counter adversaries like India, an important US ally in the Indo-Pacific, they say. The…


China Expands Its Influence in South Asia

News Analysis China’s main adversary in South Asia is India. Beijing is focused like a laser beam on reducing New Delhi’s influence in the region. The two countries have fought several recent military skirmishes and also a border war in 1962 over disputed territory in the Himalayan Mountains and the Seven Sister States of northeast…