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Repercussions from Hindenburg report reach into political sphere as spotlight falls on tight-knit relationship between India’s prime minister and the billionaireGautam Adani is a hard man to avoid in India. Whether it’s electricity, ports, power plants…
Read More‘India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister• BBC offices in India raidedA BBC documentary on the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi’s, actions during deadly sectarian riots in 2002 continues…
Read MoreMuslim reporter Siddique Kappan had been charged under draconian anti-terrorism lawsIndian journalist Siddique Kappan, who was held in jail for two years without trial, has walked free after being granted bail in a case human rights groups alleged was …
Read MoreUse of emergency laws sheds light on fragile and fractious place social media now occupy in IndiaThe response by the Indian government was quick and draconian. Days after a BBC documentary examining the role that Narendra Modi, now prime minister, had …
Read MoreSupreme court finds top government, police and intelligence officials were responsible for ‘failing to prevent’ bombingsThe supreme court in Sri Lanka has ordered the former president Maithripala Sirisena to pay millions in compensation to the victims …
Read MoreNepalese supreme court orders release on account of old age of man jailed for murders of two touristsThe Nepalese supreme court has ordered the release of the French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, known as “the Serpent”, who preyed on western tourists …
Read MoreMen on death row for murder of secular writer snatched by bikers who sprayed police with chemicalTwo Islamist militants who were on death row in Bangladesh for the killing of a US blogger critical of fundamentalist Islam have made a dramatic escape on …
Read MoreCritics says India’s plans to increase coal production to 1bn tonnes a year are environmentally devastating and unnecessary Cop27 live – latest news updatesThree days before India’s environment minister boarded a flight to Egypt for this year’s UN clim…
Read MoreIslamic groups denounce film that won prestigious jury prize at Cannes and has Malala Yousafzai as executive directorThe Pakistan government has banned the film that will be its Oscars contender after pressure from hardline Islamic groups who called it…
Read MoreHindutva is the predominant form in India and has been associated with rightwing extremismHindu nationalism is a political ideology that dates back to the 19th century. It encompassed a broad range of groups but at its core is a belief that Indian nati…
Read MoreEx-president fled crisis-hit country earlier this month after protesters took over his house and offices, demanding he resignSri Lanka’s beleaguered former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country after mass protests and resigned this month, …
Read MoreGotabaya Rajapaksa informs PM’s office of resignation intention as brother Basil is turned away at airport and opposition leader signals plan to run for presidentSri Lanka’s government has confirmed the president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, is to resign, pavi…
Read MorePrime minister as well as Rajapaksa will step down after months of protests culminated in attacks on their homesSri Lanka’s main opposition parties have hurriedly moved to form an all-party unity government a day after the president and the prime minis…
Read MoreProtesters turn compound into community kitchen and museum as they demand president’s resignationIt was once the palatial colonial-era home frequented only by Sri Lanka’s political elite. But by Sunday morning, Temple Trees, the formal residence of the…
Read MoreBeleaguered Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he will step down on 13 July, following turmoil in Colombo The Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has agreed to resign after a dramatic day which saw his house and offices stormed by protesters and the home of…
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