South Asia has eight countries namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The countries are members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, which was founded on December 8, 1985.

Cricket is the most popular sport in South Asia. Among the languages in the region are Bengali, Dari, Dzongkha, Dhivehi, English, Hindi, Nepali, Pashto, Sinhala, Tamil and Urdu.

In 2010, South Asia had the world’s largest population of Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains and Zoroastrians. Here is the 2021 list of the eight most handsome living men of South Asian descent, born in the Asian region or residing in the region:

#8. Hemal Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka)

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#7. Kelly Dorji (Bhutan)

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#6. Pradeep Khadka (Nepal)

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#5. Ali Seezan (Maldives)

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#4. Sanj John (Bangladesh)

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#3. Iqbal Gran (Afghanistan)

#2. Imran Abbas Naqvi (Pakistan)

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#1. Hrithik Roshan (India)