カテゴリー: South and Central Asia
As the US and Taliban negotiate peace, Isis sees a chance to sow fresh chaos in Afghanistan Even by the bloody standards of Afghanistan, it was a brutal attack: a suicide bomber at a wedding celebration, detonating his device as children danced and the…
Troops have reportedly used teargas, chilli grenades and pellets to disperse crowds during weekend of clashesIndian officials have ordered government employees in Kashmir to return to duty and some schools have reopened after a tense weekend of protest…
A fire swept through a crowded slum in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, destroying thousands of shanty homes. No one was killed. Many residents had left their homes to celebrate Eid
al-Adha with their families, and some of those left homeless took…
Fire broke out in Dhaka’s Mirpur district on Friday, destroying almost 2,000 tin shacks, officials sayAt least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the Bangladesh capital and destroyed thousands of shanties, o…
State is in panic over India’s removal of its status, says Iltija Mufti from under house arrestThe daughter of one of Kashmir’s most prominent politicians has pleaded with the international community to act over an unprecedented clampdown imposed on mi…
Fresh attempt at repatriations agreed but refugees fear they will return to persecution and violenceMyanmar and Bangladesh are to make a fresh attempt to begin repatriating the Rohingya Muslims who fled ethnic cleansing in Rahkine state in 2017, though…
In Assam, a draconian exercise forces people to prove ‘genuine’ Indian heritage – or be branded illegal immigrants Anti-immigrant hysteria is sweeping the world: it has powered Trump, enabled the Brexit vote and is roiling the politics of continental E…
Drones and helicopters fly above heavily fortified cricket stadium as Indian flag unfurledA ceremony in Kashmir marking India’s independence day was held under strict security inside a heavily fortified cricket stadium, while residents remained under c…
Pakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, has threatened to ‘teach India a lesson’ in a warning against any attack on Pakistani-administered Kashmir. Pakistan responded furiously after India’s decision last week to revoke Indian-administered Kashmir’s spe…
Permit will depend on climbers having ascended at least one 6,500-metre Nepalese peakAll climbers seeking a permit for Everest must have prior high altitude mountaineering experience and demonstrable training, a high-level commission for the Nepalese g…
Narendra Modi’s nationalist takeover runs roughshod over Kashmir’s special status and its people’s rightsI haven’t been able to hear the voices of my parents for more than a week now. We usually talk or exchange messages a few times during the day, mos…
Pakistan PM says army is preparing to respond to anticipated Indian aggression in regionPakistan’s prime minister, Imran Khan, has threatened to “teach Delhi a lesson” and vowed to fight until the end against any Indian violations in disputed Kashmir.I…
Kerala residents warned of heavy rain after 1.2 million people evacuated in four statesIndia has issued a fresh flood alert for parts of the southern state of Kerala as the nationwide death toll from the annual monsoon rose to at least 244.On Wednesday…
British government must put pressure on Narendra Modi to ease the plight of women whose husbands have been disappeared in the Indian state, writes Margaret OwenIndia’s breach of article 370 of its constitution, which gave special status and autonomy to…
Trust in institutions has melted away – so stars such as Chopra, who was accused this week of ‘encouraging nuclear war’, are attempting to fill the gapAyesha Malik had more of a comment than a question. Malik, a 28-year-old Pakistani-American, had spen…