South and Central Asia
- China, Commodities, Gas, Global economy, India, Iran, Narendra Modi, Oil, South and Central Asia, United Nations, US-Israel war on Iran
The Guardian view on India’s Iran shock: Asia’s neoliberal era starts to fracture | Editorial
Narendra Modi’s austerity appeals reveal how war, energy insecurity and dollar pressures expose the fragility …
- Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme heat, Health, India, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, World news
‘It’s no longer exceptional’: Karachi struggles under brutal new reality of extreme heat
Experts say the unseasonably hot weather across south Asia shows the impact of the climate crisisAn intense an…
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I ran aid programmes for 25 years – getting my car fixed at an Islamabad market taught me why they don’t work | Mohammad Altaf Afridi
Donors mean well, but in Pakistan I saw funds poured into professional, unaccountable NGOs rather than authent…
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‘Lawrence is karma’: the gangster who became an icon of Modi’s India – podcast
Lawrence Bishnoi has been in high-security custody for more than a decade. During that time, he has been linke…
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US reportedly dropped fraud charges against Indian billionaire after he hired Trump’s lawyer
Gautam Adani, richest man in Asia, was accused of conspiring to pay $250m in bribes to Indian government offic…
- Fashion, Global development, India, Social media, South and Central Asia, Sustainable fashion, World news, Young people, Youth unemployment
‘A passion, but also a gamble’: why India’s gen Z are cashing in on the trend for secondhand fashion
Faced with rising costs and a lack of jobs, many young Indians are turning an online side hustle into an incom…
- Asia Pacific, Biomass and bioenergy, Environment, Fossil fuels, Gas, India, Iran, Middle East and North Africa, Philippines, Pollution, South and Central Asia, US-Israel war on Iran
Public health at risk across Asia as price of gas for cooking soars
Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy trans…
- Global development, India, LGBTQ+ rights, Sex work, Sexuality, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World news
‘It’s like a trans-Barbie world!’: the Indian festival where transgender women can celebrate without fear
The annual gathering at Koovagam is rooted in an ancient poem. Five trans attendees talk about what the event …
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Trump-ally Roger Stone condemned for providing lobbying services to Myanmar’s military junta
Stone being paid $50,000 a month to ‘rebuild’ relations between Washington and Myanmar’s military-backed gover…
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Tensions high in West Bengal after BJP aide shot dead and hundreds arrested
Turmoil and violence rocks state after prime minister Narendra Modi’s party claimed victory in legislative ele…
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‘Defeated by conspiracy’: West Bengal chief minister refuses to resign after election loss
Mamata Banerjee says Narendra Modi’s party ‘forcefully captured’ election that ended her party’s 15 years in p…
- Feminism, Global development, India, Society, South and Central Asia, Women, Women's rights and gender equality, Workers' rights, World news
Can promises on gender equality made in Australia help a 16-year-old Indian cigarette maker with no toilet?
The Melbourne declaration aims to direct funding and power to those most overlooked and affected by injustice.…
- Colonialism, India, King Charles III, Monarchy, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news, Zohran Mamdani
‘Pocket-sized symbol of colonial loot’: how New York’s mayor revived Koh-i-noor diamond debate
Zohran Mamdani’s suggestion King Charles should return diamond to India has reopened old woundsIt may not be t…
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Narendra Modi’s BJP wins election in West Bengal for the first time
Result in key Indian state is set to have significant implications for the country’s political landscapeNarend…
- Bangladesh, Global development, Global health, Maternal health, Refugees, Rohingya, South and Central Asia, World news
‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp
As aid cuts strip back food and supplies, the facility offers a rare hope for Rohingya women who previously fa…