South Asia

Remember, 70% of UN had opposed Bangladesh’s independence

Shantanu Guha Ray - August 14, 2022

There is one chapter in Vortex: The true story of history’s deadliest storm and the liberation of Bangladesh, which is from the stable of...

For God’s sake, we don’t need pink-ball Tests: Where’s the logic?

Ravi Kant Singh - March 1, 2021

The day-night cricket Test between England and India wrapped up in little over five sessions of play at Ahmedabad, giving people the opportunity to...

BJP, Citizens, Media: The good, bad and ugly which miss us

Ashish Shukla - January 17, 2021

You cast your eyes around India’s map, pore over its 28 States and 8 Union Territories and see BJP shining though our newspapers don't...

If India Burns (Part II): No longer a question now that Nadda has thrown down the gauntlet

Ashish Shukla - October 21, 2020

(This is the second part of “If India Burns”, a grim picture of coming days, a forewarning for all of our stakeholders: Majority, minority,...

52 per cent of Sri Lanka are women; yet only 12 out of 225 are in Parliament

Newsbred Staff - September 27, 2020

Sri Lanka had caught the eye when it chose the first democratically elected female prime minister of the world---Sirimavo Bandaranaike on July 21, 1960. Bandaranaike...

Who saves South Asia’”or its political leaders– from Corona’s deadly grip?

Bhumika Arora - September 23, 2020

South Asia is home to over 1.8 billion people from diverse socio-cultural backgrounds. The COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asia is worsening, with rising cases...

Delusional Pakistan wants to head Islamic Ummah — as a puppet of China of course

Sanjay K. Sharma - August 21, 2020

Sniffing a wedge in the Muslim world, after the US brokered peace deal between Israel and UAE, the Pakistani Prime Minister played his card...

Does Express has anti-Hindu agenda?

Ashish Shukla - March 13, 2019

Indian Express, with its story today (image above) leaves no one in doubt that it’s following an anti-Hindu narrative. It can only be termed an...

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