Michael Kugelman is the writer of Foreign Policy’s weekly South Asia Brief and a senior fellow for South Asia at the Atlantic Council. An analyst of the region for nearly two decades, he previously directed the South Asia Institute at the Wilson Center.
A crowd of hundreds of people are seen from slightly overhead, mostly showing their heads and outstretched arms waving signs, cellphones, and Indian flags. Someone near the front holds a sign that reads: "Voter deletion is against constitution."
Two men in formal business attire sit side by side in high-backed, light-colored armchairs during an indoor meeting. The man on the left wears a dark grey textured jacket over a white tunic with a red pocket square and has his hands clasped in his lap. The man on the right wears a dark blue suit, white dress shirt, and reddish-brown tie, leaning forward with his hands together between his knees. Two aides in business suits sit behind them listening attentively.
A man with grey hair, a beard, and glasses wears a dark suit, red tie, and red pocket square as he adjusts an earpiece with both hands, standing beside an Indian flag.
A worker in an orange reflective vest leans down to adjust a component of a two-wheeled cart. People mill about behind him, some crossing a driveway, others waiting at a bus stop. Trees and a few high-rise buildings are visible in the distance.
A stream of cloudy water curves close by the remains of several low-rise residential buildings, several of them collapsed or tilting dangerously on their foundations. The shore is strewn with rocks and debris, and a school bus appears to have gotten caught in a nest of boulders on the water's edge. Lush green hills are visible rising up in the distance.
Taliban personnel ride a vehicle with children during celebrations to mark the fifth anniversary of the group’s return to power in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan.
From left: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meet during the signing of a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Aug. 7.
Dozens of protesters are seen a shot taken from slightly overhead. Many of them are young people, some holding up phones as they record photo and video, others holding signs. A young man across the crowd sits on someone's shoulders so he looms over the rest as he waves an Indian flag.
Cockroach Janta Party supporters clash with police during a protest demanding the resignation of Indian Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan in New Delhi on July 20.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto react to children during a welcome ceremony for Modi at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 7.
