(2001 pop. 1.4 billion). "Indian subcontinent" geographically refers to the area covering the southern section of Asia (often called South Asia), but not the Southeast Asian mainland. It comprises the vast peninsula bounded on the north...

The Indian subcontinent is a large section of the Asian continent consisting of countries lying substantially on the Indian tectonic plate. These include countries on the continental crust (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan), an island...

WHEN MOST AMERICANS THINK OF REGIONAL INSTABILITY AND VIOLENCE, THEY THINK OF THE MIDDLE EAST, BUT THE TRULY BIZARRE HAPPENINGS IN THE HIGH HIMALAYAN KINGDOM OF NEPAL LAST WEEK CAST THE EYE FARTHER EAST. The Indian subcontinent is beset with a fiery ring of...

Ischaemic heart disease and stroke are among the most common causes of death and disability in the world. The Indian subcontinent (including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal) has among the highest rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) globally. Previous reports have highlighted the...

A Sea Launch Co. rocket carrying a commercial communications satellite exploded Tuesday during launch from an oceangoing platform in the equatorial Pacific.The Boeing Co.-built NSS-8 satellite was intended for Netherlands-based SES New Skies."There was an explosion as we were lifting off," Sea Launch spokeswoman Paula...

Pakistani forces opened fire on Indian border guards before dawn Wednesday, according to an Indian official who said it was the first violation of a 2003 cease-fire along the frontier of divided Kashmir.A spokesman for Pakistan's military said he had no immediate information on the...