Global Voices

High Effort, No Reward: From Delhi to Seoul, Youth Have Had Enough

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Aug 5, 2026 Promised that studying hard would lead to stable jobs, Indian and Asian students instead face high suicide rates and exam leaks. In Delhi, students protested for 36 days and won — or did they? Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

World

The Iran War Is Changing How People Cook — and What They Eat

Ayurella Horn-Muller, Naveena Sadasivam / Grist Apr 7, 2026 Across Asia and Africa, the cooking gas shortage is emptying menus, driving people to coal and wood, and fueling a booming black market. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Kashmiri Women Authors Are Defying Censorship and Prejudice

Zenaira Bakhsh / Truthdig Feb 27, 2026 For decades, Kashmir's story has been told by men. Now, women are penning a new chapter, capturing the complex and personal impacts of militarization and repression. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

TD Original

The Many Faces of the World’s Biggest Neo-Fascist Network

Zeb Larson / Truthdig Feb 17, 2026 A new research project sheds light on the globe-spanning reach of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the movement behind India’s far-right BJP-led government. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Global Voices

The India-Pakistan Conflict Is Over, But the Aftermath for Civilians May Be Even Worse

Shivani Chaudhary / Truthdig Jul 11, 2025 Government support after the conflict has been scarce, leaving many struggling to rebuild shattered homes and livelihoods. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Military

India Launches ‘Unprovoked’ Attacks in Pakistani Territory

Peoples Dispatch May 7, 2025 The attack has stoked fears that the simmering tensions between the two nuclear-armed powers could escalate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Environment

Report: As Climate Disasters Kill in Pakistan, the True Scale Is Unknown

Keerti Gopal / Inside Climate News May 6, 2025 Climate change deaths are largely underreported as the crisis impacts millions and strains an already overburdened health care system. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

The Nuclear Danger in Asia

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Jan 9, 2025 Simmering tensions among China, India and Pakistan are driving a triangular nuclear arms race. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Science

As Biolabs Multiply, Concerns About Oversight Grow

Priyanka Pulla, Michael Schulson / Undark Jan 2, 2025 India’s policymakers have ambitious plans for pathogen research. Can safety infrastructure keep up? Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

Film

What Quiet Meditation on an Eastern Himalayan Moth Can Teach Us

Bedatri D. Choudhury / Truthdig Nov 1, 2024 Two Indian filmmakers on the importance of looking at the world with more attention and hearing with more intent. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

In Narrow Win for Modi, Indian Voters See Through Nationalist Rhetoric

Sumit Ganguly / The Conversation Jun 5, 2024 Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party hoped for a landslide but only secured 240 parliamentary leaving them short of the 272 needed to form a government. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Letter from Wabgaon: Crisis in India’s Cotton Country

Safina Nabi / Truthdig Oct 27, 2023 As men leave the drought-wracked countryside in search of better pay, the backbreaking production of the world’s second largest cotton harvest has become “women’s work.” Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )