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How India's COVID-19 Crisis Is Becoming a Global Emergency
By Billy Perrigo
India Is Starting to Lift Kashmir Restrictions. What Happens Next?
By Naina Bajekal
The Indian Government Insists All Is Well in Kashmir. But As the Communications Shutdown Continues, Its Citizens Are Struggling to Reach the Outside World
By Shahnaz Bashir
India Has Taken Kashmir, But Winning the Hearts and Minds of Kashmiris Will be Harder
By Naina Bajekal
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Life Inside Kashmir During the Shutdown
Fahad Shah is a Kashmiri journalist and the founder and editor of The Kashmir Walla, a weekly newspaper. He filed the piece below during the ongoing communications blackout in the Kashmir Valley. He can be...
By Fahad Shah / Srinagar, Kashmir
August 7, 2019
I Was in Kashmir When India Seized Control. This Is What I Saw
On Monday, the Indian government announced that Kashmir’s constitutionally-mandated autonomy would be revoked and political rule imposed from Delhi. This northern territory, claimed by both India and Pakistan and ruled in part by each, had...
By Sanna Wani
August 7, 2019
What India's Plan to Revoke Article 370 Means for Kashmir
The Indian government on Monday announced plans to divide up the contested Himalayan region of Kashmir and change the constitutional settlement guaranteeing its semi-autonomous status, provoking uproar in Parliament and fears of an imminent clash...
By Billy Perrigo
August 5, 2019
At a Time of Rising India-Pakistan Tensions,
Hotel Mumbai
Has a Powerful Message
Hotel Mumbai, the thriller recounting the siege of the Taj Hotel by terrorists in 2008, offers a dramatic story as well as a foreign policy lesson. The film opens with a scene of young men...
By Alyssa Ayres
April 9, 2019
From Suicide Bombing to Captured Pilot: A Timeline of the Latest Crisis in Kashmir
Ever since the Partition of British India in 1947, Pakistan and India have been archrivals. The most disputed border between the two countries runs through the Himalayan territory of Kashmir, which both countries claim as...
By George Steer
February 28, 2019
Tensions Between India and Pakistan Are at Their Highest Point in Decades. Here's What to Know
With tit-for-tat airstrikes across a cease-fire line in late February, tensions between India and Pakistan rose to their highest point in years. The two nuclear-armed states have long clashed over the disputed Himalayan territory of...
By Billy Perrigo
February 26, 2019
South Asia Floods Caused 1,200 Deaths This Summer
More than 41 million people are affected in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
By Kevin Lui
August 30, 2017
Pakistan's Top Court Ousts Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Sharif was ousted in a case stemming from the Panama Papers that detailed the offshore financial dealings of global public figures
By Nikhil Kumar
July 28, 2017
Read TIME's Exclusive Interview with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
Ghani met TIME on May 11, amid reports that the U.S. is considering sending additional troops to Afghanistan
By Nikhil Kumar
May 17, 2017
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif Escapes Ouster in Corruption Ruling
The country's Supreme Court said there was insufficient evidence of corruption in a case that could have sparked the Prime Minister's ouster
By Nikhil Kumar
April 20, 2017
Modi Backs Radical Hindu Cleric for High-Profile Post
Yogi Adityanath's appointment has sparked concerns about religious tolerance and the status of minorities in the world's biggest democracy
By Nikhil Kumar
March 20, 2017
India's Leader Boosts Spending to Distract From Cash Crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has raised spending on rural voters as a nationwide cash ban continues to hit jobs
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
February 2, 2017
Here Are the Winners of the 2017 TIME India Awards
The second edition of the awards were held on Jan. 27
By TIME Staff
January 27, 2017
18 Finalists Named for the 2017 TIME India Awards
The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Jan. 27 at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Partnership Summit in India's Andhra Pradesh state
By TIME Staff
January 18, 2017
'They Burned Everything'
Around 21,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two months, as Burmese forces launched what one U.N official says is “getting very close to what we would all agree are crimes against humanity.” TIME reports from the Bangladesh border, where the full horror is only just emerging
By Nikhil Kumar / Teknaf, Bangladesh
December 12, 2016
TIME India Awards to Return in 2017
The competition will celebrate India's most exciting and innovative companies
By TIME Staff
December 7, 2016
India: Economic Fears Grow As Cash Ban Effects Ripple
Three weeks after India's leader unexpectedly banned the country's two largest banknotes, many ordinary Indians are still struggling to get their hands on the replacement currency — with knock-on effects for the cash-based economy
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
November 28, 2016
Cash-Starved Indians Struggle After Surprise Currency Ban
Saddled with worthless pieces of paper, ordinary Indians are finding it tough to purchase essential goods
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
November 14, 2016
India's Capital Chokes Under the Worst Smog in Decades
Air quality has plummeted as a thick haze envelops the city of more than 25 million people
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
November 6, 2016
Terror Attack in Kashmir as India-Pakistan Conflict Flares Again
The attack comes during a particularly fraught period for the disputed region
By Rishi Iyengar
September 19, 2016
How India's Female Olympic Athletes Lifted a Nation's Spirits
World-class performances by India’s female athletes has created a new generation of national icons
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
August 21, 2016
UNICEF Paints Grim Future for the World's Children
Millions more will live in destitution
By Casey Quackenbush
June 28, 2016
Nepal's Balancing Act Between India and China
Caught between the world's two most populous nations, Nepal must pull off a delicate balancing act
By Rishi Iyengar
March 24, 2016
Nepal Agrees to Amend Constitution, End of Blockade Possible
Protests have cut off key supplies to the landlocked nation for three months
By Rishi Iyengar
December 22, 2015
Pakistan and India Will Resume Bilateral Dialogue
A significant thaw in the two countries' frosty relationship
By Rishi Iyengar
December 9, 2015
Why India Has a Point at the Paris Climate Talks
The past need not define the negotiations in Paris — but New Delhi is right in insisting that it matters when we talk about future actions to fight climate change
By Navroz K. Dubash and Radhika Khosla
December 7, 2015
India's Need for Coal Complicates Paris Summit
New Delhi's cheap, dirty electricity could put it at odds with other countries at the UN climate negotiations
By Nikhil Kumar/New Delhi
December 1, 2015
Nepal Blockade Puts Children at Risk
The blockade has led to severe shortages of fuel, medicine and essential goods
By Rishi Iyengar
November 30, 2015
See TIME's Cover on the Mumbai Attacks of 2008
How the killing of more than 150 people made the city, and India, take a long hard look at itself
By Rishi Iyengar
November 26, 2015
Four Nepalese Protesters Fatally Shot
The clashes stem from disagreements over the country's new constitution
By Nash Jenkins
November 23, 2015
Bangladesh Arrests Three for Blogger's Murder, Blocks Facebook
The men were charged with threatening the victim and admitting responsibility on social media
By Rishi Iyengar
November 19, 2015
Bangladesh: Another Assassination Attempt on Foreigner
This is the third attack on a foreigner in three months, with ISIS claiming responsibility for the last two
By Rishi Iyengar
November 18, 2015
Afghanistan: 'Evidence' Of Abuses by NATO Troops
Evidence indicates prisoners were tortured, the court said
By Rishi Iyengar
November 13, 2015
Nepal Border Blockade Leads to Shortage of Medicines
Lack of fuel also means firewood must be used to cook food for patients
By Rishi Iyengar
November 11, 2015
India's Modi Concedes Defeat in Crucial State Elections
The BJP's performance in the northern Indian state of Bihar could make it harder for Modi to govern India
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
November 8, 2015
Nepal Police Remove Protesters from Indian Border Point
The protesters have blocked key routes between the South Asian neighbors, leading to a fuel crisis
By Rishi Iyengar
November 2, 2015
Secular Publisher Slain in Latest Bangladesh Attack
The latest in a string of killings by suspected Islamist radicals chills free-speech in Bangladesh
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
October 31, 2015
Bangladesh Police Arrest Four Suspects in Murder of Italian Aid Worker
Cesare Tavella, who worked for a Netherlands-based NGO, was shot dead on Sept. 28 in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka
By Swati Gupta
October 26, 2015
India Prepares to Host Sudan's al-Bashir Despite War-Crimes Charges
The African leader is wanted by the International Criminal Court
By Swati Gupta / New Delhi
October 23, 2015
Delhi Uber Driver Guilty of Rape
Shiv Kumar Yadav faces a maximum sentence of life in prison for the 2014 attack
By Swati Gupta / New Delhi
October 20, 2015
Bus Blast in Pakistan Leaves 11 Dead
The province has battled a violent separatist movement for almost a decade
By Rishi Iyengar
October 20, 2015
Rumors Over Cattle Slaughter Set Indian State on Edge
Many Hindus consider cows to be holy animals
By Swati Gupta / New Delhi
October 19, 2015
Sri Lanka Attempts to Bury the Hatchet With China
Rising foreign debt due to Chinese investment has nearly crippled the island nation's economy
By Rishi Iyengar
October 19, 2015
Pakistan's Military Tightens Grip on Security
Appointment of retired general to key security role seen as military attempt to have greater sway
By Rishi Iyengar
October 19, 2015
Tamil Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Sri Lanka
Many of them have been in jail without trial since 1997
By Rishi Iyengar
October 13, 2015
Extreme Poverty Expected to Fall Below 10% of Global Population for First Time
"This is the best story in the world today"
By Joanna Plucinska
October 5, 2015
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