• Afghan News Network - Daily news on Afghanistan from world media sources.
  http://www.afghannews.net/

• Asia Maps – The Perry-Castañeda Map Library at the University of Texas provides numerous maps of the countries of South and Central Asia.
  http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/asia.html

• Asian Educational Media Service - This center at the University of Illinois provides reviews and teaching materials for films from and about Asia, plus a newsletter.
  http://www.aems.uiuc.edu/

• Asian News International – Based in India, ANI provides news from around the world with particularly good coverage of South Asia.
  http://www.aniin.com/

• Ask Asia - Information for teachers and students. Includes instructional resources and information on school-to-school connections, student activities, a virtual gallery, e-pals, and links to fun sites with information about Asia. Maintained by the Asia Society.
  http://www.askasia.org/

• Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs - The State Department provides information on the countries and issues of the region.
  http://www.state.gov/p/sca/

• Census of India - Provides population and demographic information from the Indian government.
  http://www.censusindia.net/ /span>

• Center for South Asia Outreach Website - Information on the countries, ancient history, culture, arts, religion, geography, and languages of South Asia. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  http://www.southasia.wisc.edu/

• Country Profile: Uzbekistan – This overview of the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan is provided by BBC News, which presents similar overviews of other countries in the region.
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1238242.stm

• Digital Himalaya - Photographs, film clips, and journal articles provided by Cambridge and Cornell Universities.
  http://www.digitalhimalaya.com/index.php

• Digital South Asia Library - The University of Chicago provides links to dictionaries, image databases, and other resources on South Asia.
  http://dsal.uchicago.edu/

• Eurasianet.org - News, analysis, and interviews about social, political, environmental, and economic developments in Central Asia, the Caucasus, Russia, Southwest Asia, and the Middle East.
  http://www.eurasianet.org/

• Embassy of Kazakhstan to the United States and Canada – Background information and news about this large Central Asian nation.
  http://prosites-kazakhembus.homestead.com/

• Everest - PBS provides information on recent expeditions to Everest and the history of climbing on the mountain, as well as on how the Himalayas were formed.
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/

• Everest50 - National Geographic marked the 50th anniversary of the first ascent with this website, which includes a virtual climb, a game, photos, and more.
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/everest/index.html

• Everest News - Provides Everest information, plus links for expeditions and a discussion forum.
  http://www.everestnews.com/

• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery - Interactive exhibits of Asian art and guides for teachers on such topics as artistic expressions of Hindu devotion.
  http://www.asia.si.edu/default.htm

• Gifts of the Indus: The Arts and Culture of Pakistan - The Kennedy Center presents this introduction to the arts and culture of Pakistan.
  http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/pakistan/default.htm

• India Lesson Plans – An extensive set of teacher-developed lessons from the Geographic Alliance of Iowa.
  http://www.uni.edu/gai/India/India_Lesson_Plans/India_Lessons.htm

• Indian Council of Historical Research - Resources on the history of India.
  http://www.ichrindia.org/

• Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004-2005i - NPR provides continuing coverage of the aftermath of the December 2004 tsunami in South and Southeast Asia.
  http://www.npr.org/templates/topics/topic.php?topicId=1081

• Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies - A New Delhi think tank focusing on the security of South Asia.
  http://www.ipcs.org/

• Keele Guide to Asian Government and Politics Sources on the Internet - Links maintained by the School of Politics at Britain’s Keele University.
  http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/por/asiabase.htm

• Manas: India and Its Neighbors - In-depth information about culture, history, and religions of India from UCLA history professor Vinay Lal.
  http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/index.html

• Muse India - This e-journal includes analysis of literary trends, poems and short stories, and book reviews. A recent issue looked at children’s literature from India.
  http://www.museindia.com/

• Nepalnews.com - News, polls, and discussion forums from and about Nepal.
  http://www.nepalnews.com/

• News from Bangladesh - An online source of news from the South Asian nation.
  http://bangladesh-web.com/

• Pakistan Link – The first Pakistani newspaper on the web brings news from a Pakistani perspective.
  http://www.pakistanlink.com/

• Project South Asia – The University of South Dakota provides resources for teachers, including a pedagogical journal; the most recent issue focused on defense issues in South Asia.
  http://www.mssu.edu/projectsouthasia/index.htm

• Ramayana - The British Library presents this sire on the ancient Sanskrit epic about Prince Rama’s quest.
  http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/exhibitions/ramayana/index.html

• Sarai: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet - Links to South Asian resources on the Internet. Maintained by David Magier, South Asia librarian at Columbia University.
  http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/index.html

• South Asia Center K-12 Curriculum Resources – A collection of lesson plans from the center at the University of Pennsylvania.
  http://www.southasiacenter.upenn.edu/lessons/resources.htm

• The-South-Asian.com - Online newspaper focusing on the arts, health, travel, technology, lifestyles, the environment, and social issues.
  http://www.the-south-asian.com/

• South Asian Women's Network - Forum for women’s issues covering Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Maintained at Concordia University in Canada.
  http://www.sawnet.org/

• South Asia Terrorism Portal - The Institute for Conflict Management, an Indian non-governmental organization, provides daily updates on terrorism in the region, along with analysis of issues related to terrorism.
  http://www.satp.org/default.asp

• Sri Lanka Web Server – Provides links to newspapers from Sri Lanka.
  http://www.lanka.net/

• The Street: India – BBC Radio provides this kid-friendly introduction to the music, religion, and food of India.
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/world/onyourstreet/thestreet/india/

• Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library: Place Portals – Provides geographic background and links on the Himalayan region and the countries that comprise it.
  http://www.thdl.org/collections/cultgeo/place-portals.html

• Tibet Environmental Watch - Provides up-to-date environmental news reports and background information about Tibet and the region.
  http://www.tew.org/

• Times of India - English-language newspaper from India.
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/default?

• Virtual Bangladesh - Information on Bangladesh, today and yesterday, plus links to other sources on Bangladesh history. Maintained by Zunaid Kazi.
  http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/bd_contents.html

• Windows on Asia – This site from Michigan State University provides a rationale for teaching about Asia and information and teaching ideas on its various subregions.
  http://www.asia.msu.edu/index.html