South Asia
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Origin of South Asia
First recorded in 1940–45
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But across Europe, East Asia and South Asia, the turn is toward nuclear power.
From Salon • May 21, 2026
About half of that demand is expected to come from China, South Asia and Southeast Asia -- music to the ears of Boeing executives, who really only have one major competitor, Europe's Airbus.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
A year after the four-day India-Pakistan conflict brought South Asia to the edge of a dangerous escalation, the region has drifted into a brittle and deeply uneasy equilibrium.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Sadanand Dhume writes the biweekly East is East column on India and South Asia.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Almost forty species of cotton exist worldwide, of which four have been domesticated, two in the Americas, two in the Middle East and South Asia.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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