Inequality and development
- Cities, Cities and development, City transport, Global development, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Mumbai, Road transport, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Exclusively for the elite’: why Mumbai’s new motorway is a symbol of the divide between rich and poor
With 64% of the city’s residents relying on buses and trains so overloaded that up to 10 passengers die a day,…
- Africa, Business, Economics, Global development, Global economy, Inequality, Inequality and development, Kenya, Nepal, Oxfam, Protest, Rich lists, Social exclusion, Society, South and Central Asia, US news, US political lobbying, World news
‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity r…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Human rights, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Protest, Rohingya, Sheikh Hasina, South and Central Asia, World news
Sheikh Hasina: child of the revolution who eroded Bangladesh’s democracy
The sudden downfall of the world’s longest-serving female leader has ended one of South Asia’s most enduring p…
- Africa, Gaza, Global development, Global health, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, LGBTQ+ rights, Middle East and North Africa, Palestinian territories, Sexual violence, South and Central Asia
We can be heroes: the inspiring people we met around the world in 2023
From a karaoke-singing paramedic on a boat in Bangladesh to a proud campaigner for a queer museum in Namibia, …
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Poor tea pickers pay the price for a British cuppa | Letter
Sabita Banerji highlights the pitiful pay and conditions of tea plantation workers in response to an article a…
- Global development, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Life and style, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
Are women getting angrier? Maybe they’re just giving themselves permission to show it | Pragya Agarwal
Anger is still seen as admirable in men but unacceptable in women. It’s time to end the tyranny of gendered em…
- Afghanistan, Global development, Global education, Human rights, Inequality, Inequality and development, Life and style, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Women in Afghanistan are fighting an unequal war. We need your support | Zahra Joya
The Taliban have barred us from the workplace, cut our access to healthcare and closed schools to us. Must we …
- Business, Commodities, Employment, Food, Global development, Inequality, Inequality and development, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Tea, World news
‘We give our blood so they live comfortably’: Sri Lanka’s tea pickers say they go hungry and live in squalor
Top tea firms investigate as plantation workers say they have to pick 18kg a day but still skip meals and make…
- Bangladesh, Employment, Global development, Human rights, India, Inequality and development, Migration, Migration and development, Pakistan, Refugees, South and Central Asia, World news
‘We have a right to live in dignity’: Biharis in Bangladesh fight for equality – and jobs
The Urdu-speaking ethnic group was stateless for many years after the partition of India – and even now remain…
- Children, Family, Global development, India, Inequality, Inequality and development, Life and style, Parents and parenting, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, World news
So fathers want to be ‘more present’ in the home? Put down your phone and I’ll tell you how | Nilanjana Bhowmick
Babysitting is all very well, but to truly lighten a woman’s load, partners must juggle physical, emotional an…
- Abortion, Dalits, Feminism, Global development, Health, India, Inequality and development, Reproductive rights, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's health
Feminists in India applaud their abortion rights – but they don’t extend to Dalit women | Shreeja Rao
The cost of reproductive care and the discrimination we face leaves my community effectively excluded from any…
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Reparations to the Caribbean could break the cycle of corruption – and China’s grip | Kenneth Mohammed
The belt and road initiative is ensnaring vulnerable countries in debt via corrupt infrastructure projects. Sl…
- Food, Food & drink industry, Global development, Inequality, Inequality and development, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Top toddy: Sri Lanka’s tree tapping trade reaches new heights
‘Toddy tappers’ who collect sap used in everything from palm wine to ice-cream are enjoying a boost to busines…
- Bangladesh, Cities, Climate change, Environment, Global development, Inequality, Inequality and development, South and Central Asia, Urbanisation, World news
‘Bangladesh has come a long way’: people of Dhaka on half a century of independence
A rickshaw rider, a domestic worker, a student and a photographer on how their lives have changedThe making of…
- Bangladesh, Cities, Cities and development, Global development, Inequality and development, Migration, Migration and development, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Urbanisation, World news
The making of a megacity: how Dhaka transformed in 50 years of Bangladesh
In the half century since independence, the capital has grown from peaceful town to economic hub. But does it …