Fans celebrate the victory of Argentina against France in a FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final match, at the University of Dhaka area, December 2022 (Jubair Ahmed Arnob/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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What do Maradona, Pelé, and the Falklands have to do with one country’s football fixation? More than you think.

Bangladesh’s Unhinged Soccer Obsession, Explained

'Tipu's Tiger', 1780s or 1790s, Mysore, India. Museum no 2545 (IS). © Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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Mysore’s rockets did more than terrify the British. They may have helped America win its independence.

The Sultan and the Star-Spangled Banner

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A viral flag-tearing, racist remarks at council meetings, and a bitter mayoral runoff have exposed a divide over who gets to be Texan.

How the Anti-Indian Culture Wars Came for Frisco

Senators pose for a group photo with their staffs on Seersucker Day on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on June 13, 2024 (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)


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How a puckered cotton fabric from India became a symbol of summer in the American South.

Nikash Harapanahalli

Nikash Harapanahalli’s work sits at the crossroads of foreign policy, contemporary religion, and South Asian Studies. He holds degrees from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where he studied foreign policy, South Asia, and Iran.