India
The Cockroach Movement’s Dilemma
India’s Cockroach Janata Party has won international acclaim, but faces growing criticism at home over its refusal to explicitly confront anti-Muslim, majoritarian politics.
Protests and Profanity
India’s Gen Z is rewriting the rules of public speech. As profanity moves from private jokes and internet culture into protests, the backlash reveals a deeper generational divide over authenticity and respectability.
The Protests Gripping India — and Rattling Modi
Mass demonstrations that began over exam scandals and student suicides have transformed into the largest challenge to the prime minister’s authority for years. They signal that frustration with his government now extends far beyond any single issue and may mark a turning point for India’s politics.
The Arabs of Hyderabad
From royal guards to entrepreneurs and wrestlers, Hyderabad’s Yemeni-origin community has navigated the collapse of princely rule, the violence of 1948 and life in independent India, preserving its identity and reinventing itself in a changing city.
India’s Digital Health Push Is Overworking Its Front-Line Women
India’s push to digitize public health care has quietly shifted a heavy, unpaid workload onto its women community health workers, who are technically volunteers. Juggling multiple apps, poor connectivity, surveillance tools and inadequate training, these women spend long hours on their phones — often at great personal, financial and social cost.
How the War in Iran Reached South Asia’s Kitchens
New Delhi restaurateur Anuj Wadhwa and economist Mihir Sharma join Kwangu Liwewe Agyei on Global Insights to discuss how the Iran war is driving up fuel prices and squeezing households across South Asia.
How the Tiger Became an Indian National Symbol
In India, while tigers symbolized courage for Rajput kingdoms, Mughal emperors like Akbar and Jahangir saw a slain tiger as proof of dominance over nature. The British emulated Mughal tiger hunts to assert imperial control — a symbolism now reversed by the country’s conservationists.