India, Sept. 29 -- South Asia, home to nearly two billion people, finds itself at a moment of reckoning. Political instability, economic slowdown, and mounting climate challenges are reshaping the region in ways that transcend borders. Recent upheavals underscore this fragility: in Nepal, youth-led protests forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign on 9 September, deepening the country's chronic cycle of political instability.

Bangladesh, too, is navigating leadership change under Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, while Sri Lanka continues its painful recovery from the 2022 economic collapse. These episodes are not isolated - they point to a deeper systemic malaise that threatens the collective future of the region. South Asia grapples ...