Cool solution: how ice-cream saved drought-hit farmers in India
As the climate crisis forces people to abandon their land in Rajasthan, a new industry has sprung up in the desert state, with thousands of gaily decorated vans setting off to sell ice-cream across the country
Biden calls Japan and India xenophobic: ‘They don’t want immigrants’
US president says ‘immigrants are what makes us strong’ and criticizes countries, plus China and Russia, over migration policy
Australia expelled two Indian intelligence operatives in 2020 as part of ‘nest of spies’, reports claim
Asio director general Mike Burgess had referred to expulsion of foreign operatives in 2021 speech but did not name country behind threat
April 2024
I came to Britain from India, fulfilled a dream, and I say this: we’re a great country, but a work in progress
Mihir Bose
With India’s election in full swing, Narendra Modi is getting desperate – and dangerous
Salil Tripathi
India election: Modi and rivals trade accusations as voter turnout slumps in second phase
Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia
India election: fears that Modi’s BJP will polarise voters in fight for key state
Rapunzel reimagined: the women retelling fairytales to challenge notions of perfection
UK ‘helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine’ via loophole on refined oil imports
The Audio Long Read
From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart – podcast
People in India: share your thoughts on the election
Reporting in India ‘too difficult’ under Modi, says departing Australian journalist
Narendra Modi accused of stirring tensions as voting in India continues
Tesla shares under pressure after carmaker announces price cuts
Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju becomes youngest challenger for world chess title
India to rerun election at some Manipur polling booths after violence
Pro-China party wins landslide victory in Maldives parliamentary elections
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
Opinion
As India goes to the polls, can democracy deliver a better life for all of its people?
