The cooperative she founded has helped millions of women who had never before had a safety net. “They were,” she said, “the poorest among the poor.”
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Could India Help Broker Peace in Ukraine?
India has good relations with both Russia and the West, and seeks a more muscular role in geopolitics. The biggest obstacle is that Ukrainians and Russians don’t want to talk.
Indian Drugs, Sold Worldwide, Sometimes Deadly
Deaths believed to be linked to contaminated cough syrups in Gambia have brought attention to loose regulations in India and a lack of testing capacity in poor importing nations.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Israel Votes, Again
Plus Bolsonaro will step aside in Brazil and investigations mount in India’s bridge collapse.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Jair Bolsonaro Loses
But he has not conceded Brazil’s presidential election.
At Least 134 Killed in India as Suspension Bridge Collapses
The bridge, in the state of Gujarat, was reopened recently after renovation.
Sunak’s Ascent Is a Breakthrough for Diversity, With Privilege
Rishi Sunak’s ascent to the prime minister’s office is a significant milestone for Britain’s Indian diaspora. But for many, his immense personal wealth has made him less relatable.
Rishi Sunak Makes History as UK’s First Prime Minister of Color
Born in southern England to parents of Indian heritage, he has spoken of a childhood split between the Hindu temple and cheering on the local soccer team.
India Bars Kashmiri Photographer From Traveling to Receive Pulitzer
The Indian authorities stopped Sanna Irshad Mattoo at the New Delhi airport, in the latest case of harassment of journalists in the country.
India and China Call for De-Escalation After Russian Strikes
Two key trading partners of Russia renewed calls for an end to the fighting, though they again did not directly criticize Moscow’s war.