India

India’s wheat farmers count cost of 40C heat that evokes ‘deserts of Rajasthan’
The ban on wheat exports highlights the effect a rapidly warming planet has on food security – and livelihoods
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Punjab
21, May, 2022 @12:00 AM

The Father and the Assassin review – gripping tale of the man who killed Gandhi
Anupama Chandrasekhar artfully unpicks the forces of history with a tale of violence and colonialism that echoes into today
Claire Armitstead
20, May, 2022 @9:36 AM

Climate crisis makes extreme Indian heatwaves 100 times more likely – study
Latest analysis adds to evidence that the impacts of global heating are already damaging many lives around the world
Damian Carrington Environment editor
18, May, 2022 @12:29 PM

Shivkumar Sharma obituary
Virtuoso instrumentalist and composer who introduced the santoor to Indian classical music
Robin Denselow
15, May, 2022 @4:03 PM

Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown
Exclusive: Oil and gas majors are planning scores of vast projects that threaten to shatter the 1.5C climate goal. If governments do not act, these firms will continue to cash in as the world burns
Damian Carrington Matthew Taylor
11, May, 2022 @11:57 AM

Mother Teresa: For the Love of God? review – damning testimony from a killer witness
Did the nun really deserve her saintly reputation? She inspired a craze for self-flagellation among her ‘sisters’, says one woman in this shocking three-parter, while a street doctor is even more scathing
Jack Seale
09, May, 2022 @9:00 PM

UK urged to act after UN panel rules detention of Briton in India ‘arbitrary’
Jagtar Singh Johal has been detained since 2017 and allegedly tortured, accused of helping to fund assassination plot
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
08, May, 2022 @4:45 PM

From India’s highs to Thailand’s lows, Asia’s weather is hitting extremes
Analysis: As the heatwave in India and Pakistan starts to intensify again, Thailand and China are recording strangely cold May days
Matt Andrews (Metdesk)
07, May, 2022 @5:00 AM

Thar review – Anil Kapoor’s violent cop thriller puts the punch in Rajasthan
There are hints of Sergio Leone and Cormac McCarthy in this Rajasthan-set mystery starring the actor and his son
Peter Bradshaw
06, May, 2022 @10:30 AM

My grandmother is challenging patriarchal land values in India. I’m so proud of her | Shreya Kalia
Daughters too often get cut out of their inheritance, but more women are standing up for their rights – and change is coming
Shreya Kalia in Delhi
06, May, 2022 @10:00 AM

‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves
April temperatures at unprecedented levels have led to critical water and electricity shortages
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
02, May, 2022 @3:07 PM

‘A turning point’: Indian art fair challenges gender and sexual stereotypes
Participants including Aravani trans art collective are shifting perceptions in male-dominated society
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
01, May, 2022 @4:00 AM
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