The partition of India led to more than a million deaths. One man, Lord Louis Mountbatten, who hurriedly drew the new borders in secret, is largely responsible.
Saad Mohammad Al-Husainy, a student in Birmingham, marries Colette O'Neill in 1954.
Photograph courtesy of Sùna Al-Husainy
The health care debate in the US has focused on a looming crisis, with millions possibly losing insurance coverage. In India, an immediate crisis looms with tuberculosis.
Market street near the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab. Ben Crowe/ERA Films
On the day of Rakshabandhan, sisters tie a protective thread around the right wrist of their brothers to affirm their bond. This bond is not limited by faith or blood relationships.
Protestors in New Delhi hold a vigil after a woman was raped in February.
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Conflict was almost baked into Asia’s post-1945 international order. Taiwan’s contested status following the communist victory in China’s civil war, and the division of the Korean Peninsula are only the…
In India, a light complexion is associated with power, status and beauty, fueling an innovative and growing market of skin-bleaching products.
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Indian girls grow up in an environment where they are constantly reminded that fair is beautiful.
New Delhi’s pollution is among the worst in the world. Each autumn, when crops are burnt and wind speeds are low, it risks rising to crisis levels.
Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier
In November 2016, smog in New Delhi was 16 times above safe levels. An Indian researcher dug into the data to find out why, and how India can keep its capital breathing safely.
Families at a tree planting day at Te Muri, New Zealand in June 2017.
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Mostly, humans have been devastating to the planet but, on rare occasions, we get it right. Here are stories of people who live in harmony with their surroundings, from Tibet to Morocco and beyond.
Are cows sacred to all Hindus?
PRODaniel Incandela
Vigilante Hindu groups in India have lynched several people for eating beef. A scholar traces the history of beef-eating in ancient India.
Part of Mumbai’s character is in its chawls, which could soon become history with the state government’s push to replace them with high-rise towers.
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Professor of Political Economy at the Department of Geography and Fellow of Fitzwilliam College; Director, University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute, University of Cambridge