The division set off communal violence and displaced millions, changing the face and geopolitics of South Asia.
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75 Years Later, the Fading Ghosts of India’s Bloody Partition
With the passing decades, nationalist fervor and mutual suspicion have largely replaced memories of mass death and displacement during the chaotic cleaving of Pakistan from India.
Partition Survivors Seek Closure Through a YouTube Channel
The YouTube channel Punjabi Lehar, based in Pakistan, has reunited people who were separated by the partition of India in 1947.
As India Bans Disposable Plastic, Tamil Nadu Offers Lessons
Tamil Nadu’s ban on single-use plastic has gotten results, thanks to relentless policing. Now, India says it will tackle the problem nationwide.
As India Bans Disposable Plastic, Tamil Nadu Offers Lessons
Tamil Nadu’s relative success in outlawing single-use plastic is due largely to relentless policing.
Bangladesh Seeks I.M.F. Loan as Inflation Rocks South Asia
As trade deficits widen, governments in the region struggle to import increasingly expensive diesel, gasoline and cooking gas.
‘Parentese’ Is Truly a Lingua Franca, Global Study Finds
In an ambitious cross-cultural study, researchers found that adults around the world speak and sing to babies in similar ways.
India’s Next President Will Make History When She’s Sworn In
Droupadi Murmu, who was elected to the largely ceremonial post this week, will be the first president from one of India’s Indigenous tribes.
Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives
Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years.
What Is the I2U2?
The name of a new partnership between India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the United States refers to the first letters of the four countries’ names in English.