Rice and fall: India and Pakistan battle over the EU’s GI tag on basmati
They had united in 1990 when the US-based Rice Tec tried to appropriate ‘Texmati’
Bhutan’s King trekked to stop Covid. But he’s walking between India and China
Bhutan is sandwiched between two Asian giants — one forcing it to show its hand, while another has the potential to make it a ‘vaccine maitri’
Why did the government really initiate J&K talks?
Nirupama Subramanian writes: They could have more to do with BJP’s electoral calculations, than giving signals of assurance.
In the subcontinent, a reboot is being attempted and US is everywhere—Delhi, Islamabad, Kabul
The outcome of 24 June talks between Modi and Kashmiri leadership is bound to go a long way in putting ballast into the India-Pakistani back-channel.
Indian delegation met Taliban in Doha, says Qatari official
First official confirmation that New Delhi has engaged the group directly after years of refusal
SAWM STATEMENT ON ATTACKS AGAINST WOMEN JOURNALISTS ACROSS SOUTH ASIA
South Asia Women in Media (SAWM), a network of women journalists across South Asia, condemns the brutal attack on Mina Khairi, a 23-year-old Afghan journalist who was killed in a car bomb attack on June 5
Afghan TV journalist dies from bomb blast injuries in Kabul
Meena Khairi, 23, news anchor for the Ariana private broadcast service, who was severely injured in a bomb blast on Thursday (June 3, 2021) in Police District 6 of Kabul city, passed away Saturday June 5 from the severe injuries she…
SAWM Statement on Supreme Court Order on Journalists and Sedition
South Asian Women in the Media (SAWM), India chapter, welcomes the Supreme Court order which quashed the criminal complaint against senior journalist Vinod Dua, underlined the importance of free speech and believes the media must be…
Over 100 women journalists and allies release public statement condemning the removal of Hamid Mir…
A group of 147 women journalists and allies have released a public statement condemning the removal of Hamid Mir from the airwaves and demanding that the government take appropriate measures to ensure that the media does not have to face…
Seven rhymes with heaven: So why did this 7th year turn out so hellish?
‘Why aren’t there 10 numbers from 1 to 10? Because seven ate nine.’ Something akin to this corny joke seems to have happened to the NDA sarkar’s calculations.