Asia Pacific

The Costs of South Asian Chauvinism

Ram Puniyani / InDepth News Jan 25, 2023 In India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, religious politics has led to economic disaster. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Armed With Protest and Poetry, a Muslim Ghetto in India Fights Back

Raksha Kumar / Truthdig Mar 4, 2020 The people of Mumbra fear that the government is threatening their independence and their identity. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Brutality of Hindu-Muslim Riot Emerges as India Counts Its Dead

SHEIKH SAALIQ / The Associated Press Feb 29, 2020 What sparked the violence is unclear, but it may have been a culmination of tensions caused by passage of a new citizenship law in December. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Death Toll Rises to 24 From Delhi Riots During Trump Trip

SHEIKH SAALIQ and EMILY SCHMALL / The Associated Press Feb 26, 2020 Three days of clashes between Hindus and Muslim in India coincide with the president's state visit to that country. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Trump’s Attack on Ginsburg and Sotomayor Alarm Legal Community

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Feb 25, 2020 The president has called for the two Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from all cases involving him or his administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Big Pharma Is Literally Poisoning Us

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jan 17, 2020 By manufacturing in such poorly regulated countries as China and India, the industry risks that our drugs may be laced with carcinogens. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Indian Students Refuse to Give an Inch to the Far Right

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Jan 15, 2020 A youth movement is rising across the country to confront the dangerous rhetoric and racist policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

India Is Teetering on the Brink of Fascism

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Dec 31, 2019 If the Bharatiya Janata Party succeeds in passing a pair of discriminatory laws, it could spell the end of the nation's secular democracy. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Indians Rise Up Against Hindu Supremacy

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 27, 2019 As Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to isolate the nation’s Muslims, people of all faiths take to the streets to protest his authoritarian rule. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Baba Ram Dass, Spiritual Guru and LSD Pioneer, Dies at 88

The Associated Press Dec 23, 2019 The 1960s counterculture spiritual leader and early LSD proponent is best known for the 1971 bestseller, "Be Here Now." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Amid Citizenship Law Outcry, Indian Authorities Ban Protests

ASHOK SHARMA / The Associated Press Dec 20, 2019 Demonstrations against the edict leave 11 people dead and more than 4,000 others detained. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Wealthy Nations Are Condemning Hundreds of Millions to Suffer

Vijay Prashad / Independent Media Institute Dec 5, 2019 Only by sharing technologies and giving trillions to the U.N. can the West protect developing countries from the effects of climate change. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )