Change is afoot in Pakistan. Evidence was on display in early February, with the capture of the Afghan Taliban’s number two commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in a joint operation by the CIA and Pakistani intelligence. The capture of Baradar, who had been operating with relative impunity in Pakistan for years, was met with elation in Washington, where officials have been fruitlessly pressing the Pakistanis to crack down on the Afghan Taliban since 2001.

SORE WINNERS IN SRI LANKA; INDIA WARMS TO TALKS WITH THE TALIBAN; BOMB BLAST IN PUNE BREAKS INDIAN PEACE; INDIAS BM PROGRAM RAISES EYEBROWS IN ASIA

WAZIRISTAN WON, BUT NO MORE FOR NOW; INDIA TRIPLES ITS ORDER FOR RUSSIAN MIGS...; ... AND URGES DOMESTIC FIRMS TO ENTER ARMS MARKET; PAKISTAN GETS ITS DRONES

KARACHI MOVES INTO TALIBAN CROSSHAIRS; VIOLENCE RETURNS TO KASHMIR; IN NEPAL, MAOISTS PUSH THE ENVELOPE; AFGHAN INTEL FAILURES EXPOSED

China aggravating tensions along Bhutan border; China strengthening economic bonds with Kazakhstan

India reaffirms nuclear deterrent; Pakistan-Iran spat over Jundullah; Nepal: crisis deepens, Maoists blame India

TURKEY LOOKS TO IRAN; ALL EYES ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH; SYRIA: A NEW SAFE HAVEN FOR AL-QAEDA?; ENERGY WARS IN CENTRAL ASIA

LeT alive and kicking; India and Russia come to terms on aircraft carrier; Nepal inching toward crisis; Quadrilateral security for Asia... sort of

State run magazine sheds light on Chinese "black jails"...; ...while Russian paper raises alarm over "Chinese threat"

Amid tensions, India fortifies border with China...; ...while China looks to play the Kashmir card; Bangladesh shuts the door on Hizb-ut Tahrir; MRAP gets a makeover for Afghanistan