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The Guardian view on the EU’s answer to Trump: trade without threats | Editorial
Europe’s India and Vietnam deals signal a historic shift away from coercion towards cooperation that respects …
- India, Inequality, Narendra Modi, Poverty, Protest, Social exclusion, South and Central Asia, World news
The Guardian view on India’s employment guarantee: scrapping a right to work risks a rural revolt | Editorial
A globally unique programme allowed the poor to demand – and get – jobs, empowering rural women. Narendra Modi…
- Asia Pacific, Cambodia, China, Cybercrime, Human rights, Human trafficking, Myanmar, Organised crime, Scams, South and Central Asia, World news
The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too | Editorial
A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat othe…
- Asia Pacific, China, Europe, India, Narendra Modi, Russia, South and Central Asia, Vladimir Putin, World news, Xi Jinping
The Guardian view on Donald Trump and India: the tariff war that boosted China | Editorial
The White House wanted India to bow. Instead, Narendra Modi flew to China, shook Xi Jinping’s hand and left Wa…
- Afghanistan, Immigration and asylum, Injunctions, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Superinjunctions, Tajikistan, Taliban, UK news, World news
The Guardian view on the other Afghan scandal: countries are forcing refugees back to Taliban rule | Editorial
The British government’s secret scheme to bring those at risk to the UK has dominated headlines, but, worldwid…
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The Guardian view on a Himalayan truce: it follows a familiar pattern of conflicts past | Editorial
After drone strikes, nuclear jitters and a ceasefire, the latest fighting between India and Pakistan reveals h…
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The Guardian view on India and Pakistan: a newly dangerous moment in an old dispute | Editorial
Both sides believe they are treading carefully, but without intercession the military clash following the murd…
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The Guardian view on Myanmar’s earthquake: aid must reach beyond the junta
International donors will need to work with the country’s fragmented local administrations as well as its mili…
- Aung San Suu Kyi, China, Donald Trump, Myanmar, South and Central Asia, United Nations, US politics, World news
The Guardian view on Myanmar, four years on: the army unleashed terror, but the people are defiant | Editorial
The junta’s brutality has failed to secure victory in the civil war, but is devastating the countryMyanmar’s c…
- Barack Obama, Digital media, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Facebook, Internet, Media, Meta, Myanmar, Republicans, Social media, Social networking, South and Central Asia, Technology, US elections 2024, US news, US politics, World news
The Guardian view on digital media: the case for better regulation must be made | Editorial
Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at the crisis in western …
- Afghanistan, Gender, South and Central Asia, Taliban, United Nations, Violence against women and girls, Women, World news
The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s gender apartheid: don’t embolden the Taliban | Editorial
Women have been stripped of their freedom, dignity and livelihoods. The international community must heed thei…
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The Guardian view on Bangladesh’s uprising: a fresh but fragile opportunity to renew democracy | Editorial
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, fled this week amid mass unrest. This is a chance to replace autocracy with…
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The Guardian view on Modi’s election disappointment: the winner is democracy in India | Editorial
The prime minister assumed he would sweep back to power in a landslide. Voters have wisely chosen otherwiseNem…
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The Guardian view on India’s election: fixing a win by outlawing dissent damages democracy | Editorial
Indian voters ought to think hard about giving Narendra Modi another popular mandateThe world’s largest electi…
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The Guardian view on Pakistan’s elections and Imran Khan: the military wins, again | Editorial
The country’s economic, political and security crises are deepening. They won’t be solved by a backstage fixIf…