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Tensions are flaring between India and China after China moved troops into an area which India says is Indian territory. The move happened in the disputed Ladakh region of Kashmir, which is bordered by Tibet to the east. China and India share a 4,000 km long border, called the Line of Actual Control [LAC], which is the longest […]
India yesterday entered a 21-day lockdown of all its 1.34 billion citizens, despite only recording 606 confirmed cases and ten deaths.Â
Britain’s Salt Act of 1882 prohibited Indians from collecting or selling salt, a staple in their diet. Indian citizens were forced to buy the vital mineral from their British rulers, who, in addition to exercising a monopoly over the manufacture and sale of salt, also charged a heavy salt tax. Though it affected everyone, it […]
The world’s major economies are being hit hard by demographic change. From China to Europe, they may well grow old before they grow any richer. Over the next three decades, the global number of older persons is projected to more than double, reaching over 1.5 billion persons in 2050. Currently, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia are home to the […]
The Prime Minister should walk his talk about empowering women and confront the powerful IVF industry Indian author and activist Pinki Virani has been given a national award for her book Bitter Chocolate: Child Sexual Abuse in India, which ripped the lid off the extent of this secretive crime in Indian homes across class and gender […]
A new law offering Indian citizenship to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan has sparked over a week of protests in cities throughout India as local Muslims express anger at the decision.Â
Indian police say they were visiting the scene of a rape and murder with four suspects who unexpectedly tried to grab guns from the officers, causing all four to be shot dead underneath the bridge where the original crime had been committed in the southern city of Hyderabad.
William Huang describes how politicians in India are backing a bill which orders civil servants to stop at two children.
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