Defence analysts warn region is highly volatile, considering hostile neighbours’ nuclear arsenals

Irish citizens in Pakistan should always exercise ‘vigilance and caution’ and avoid large public gatherings, department says

Tens of thousands of civil defence personnel mobilised for exercises including digging trenches and simulating casualty evacuations

Prime minister Narendra Modi grants ‘complete freedom’ to the military in retaliating for terror strike

Move comes after 26 people were killed in Islamist militant attack on tourists in disputed Himalayan region

Armies conduct ominous manoeuvres as Pakistan continues to deny involvement in last week’s terrorist attack in Kashmir

Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire as relations between nuclear-armed rivals sink to new low

Indian security agencies say little-known group which claimed responsibility for attack is a front for Pakistan-based militants

Little-known group claims responsibility for one of worst attacks in region in years

Min Aung Hlaing holds meetings with Indian and Thai leaders in rare foreign trip

Trump’s glowering mugshot even hangs outside the Oval, like an Old West 'Wanted: dead or alive' poster

Three children among dead as passengers crowd on to platforms for trains to Hindu festival

Bodies brought to local morgue more than 12 hours after tragedy

Border-dispute talks could reshape political alliances in Asia

Kazan Declaration reflects the grievances and aspirations shared by the disparate countries that are part of Brics

China and Russia’s presidents pledge ‘new era’ of strategic partnership

Programme guarantees employees 50% of base salary as a pension rather than a figure linked to market returns

Being outnumbered by Muslims is a constant Hindu fear. Add to that Narendra Modi’s increasingly autocratic rule and what emerges is very far from a shiny India

Narendra Modi tells Ukrainian president he is ‘personally’ ready to play a role ‘as a friend’ to bring peace to country

Attackers accused of destroying evidence in room where 31-year-old was raped and killed