Tapping into a fast-growing economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been offering financial help to India’s neighbors as he tries to counter China’s influence.
Tag: South Asia
Pakistan Reacts to Defeat Against U.S. in T20 World Cup
Many Americans were oblivious to the magnitude of the World Cup victory against Pakistan on Thursday. But the pain was sharp in the cricket-mad nation.
South Korea Is Desperate for Foreign Workers
Though a shrinking population makes imported labor vital, migrant workers routinely face predatory employers, inhumane conditions and other abuse.
Locust Swarms Could Expand Their Range in a Hotter, Stormier World
The crop-devouring pests love arid conditions and the occasional downpour. Global warming is offering more of both.
Global Declines in Maternal Mortality Have Stalled
Death rates in the United States have increased in recent years, as they have in Europe, the W.H.O. reported.
Your Thursday Briefing: Rising Militancy in Pakistan
Also, Adani Enterprises pulls its offering and soldiers die on both sides in Bakhmut.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Putin and Xi Prepare to Meet
Plus a kangaroo killed a man in Australia and “Squid Game” made history at the Emmy Awards.
Deadly Floods Devastate an Already Fragile Pakistan
More than 1,100 have died as record monsoon rains inundate the country, washing away bridges, roads and crop fields. Much of Pakistan is underwater.
Your Wednesday Briefing: Sievierodonetsk, Isolated
The key Ukrainian city lost its last bridge as fighting intensifies.
In South Asia, Climate Change Worries Take On Fresh Urgency
Hundreds of millions of humanity’s most vulnerable live in South Asia, where rising temperatures make it more difficult to address poverty, food security and health challenges.