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Kashmiris cheer as China battles India in Himalayas

Kashmiris cheer as China battles India in Himalayas

Nikkei Asian Review — SRINAGAR, India -- A clash last month in the Himalayas between Chinese and Indian troops that left casualties for the first time in 45 years has raised the specter of war between nuclear-armed neighbors. Although the sides officially maintain that they want to resolve the dispute peacefully, a third party sees war as a more attractive option -- the people of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Kashmir's Displaced Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19

Kashmir's Displaced Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement It is a bright summer morning in Srinagar on the second day of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the close of the month of Ramadan. While Muslims across the world celebrated, amid lockdowns enforced to contain the coronavirus pandemic, heavily armed Indian forces manned checkpoints in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir's capital city, to prevent Kashmiris from coming out on the roads.

India: Getting an education, no matter what - The Christian Science Monitor

India: Getting an education, no matter what - The Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor

For Tibetan refugees, the India-China border rift is personal

For Tibetan refugees, the India-China border rift is personal

Christian Science Monitor — Choglamsar, India, is a cluster of one-story mud brick houses on the banks of the Indus River, surrounded by the Himalayas. It's one of many Tibetan settlements scattered across India, and a Tibetan flag waves from atop the community center, where residents queue to get tested for COVID-19.

'People are panicked': Kashmir curfew takes toll on mental health

'People are panicked': Kashmir curfew takes toll on mental health

The Guardian — It had been six weeks since Syed Ruhi, 19, saw her boyfriend, Ashfaq Ahmad, 25. They last met in his shop in the bustling town market in Pulwama. The atmosphere was tense: extra troops had just been deployed to Kashmir, and everyone suspected something might be about to happen.

Transgender people in Kashmir are leading an 'invisible life' as security crackdowns and discrimi...

Transgender people in Kashmir are leading an 'invisible life' as security crackdowns and discrimi...

Business Insider India — Transgender people in Kashmir face discrimination and harassment throughout their lives. Many work as matchmakers or performers at weddings, but coronavirus restrictions mean they are now out of work. Kashmir is not only in the grip of the virus, but also a security crisis since India removed the region's autonomy in 2019.

Transgender people in Kashmir are leading an 'invisible life' as security crackdowns and discrimi...

Transgender people in Kashmir are leading an 'invisible life' as security crackdowns and discrimi...

Business Insider — Transgender people in Kashmir face discrimination and harassment throughout their lives. Many work as matchmakers or performers at weddings, but coronavirus restrictions mean they are now out of work. Kashmir is not only in the grip of the virus, but also a security crisis since India removed the region's autonomy in 2019.

India's Farmers Come out in Force Against Modi

India's Farmers Come out in Force Against Modi

Foreign Policy Magazine — Barnala, Punjab, INDIA-Dozens of colorful turbans dot the road where men from various villages and towns have come together to demand farmers' rights. At this gathering, on Oct. 2 in the Punjab state of northern India, Sumandeep Kaur is the only one without a turban.

Bauernproteste in Indien: "Wir bleiben bis zum Sieg"

Bauernproteste in Indien: "Wir bleiben bis zum Sieg"

Der Spiegel — "Nieder mit der Mod- Regierung, nieder mit der Modi Regierung" Indiens Bäuerinnen und Bauern sind wütend - seit fast zwei Wochen blockieren sie deshalb einige Hauptstraßen zur Millionenmetrople und Hauptstadt Neu-Delhi. Sie sind gekommen, um zu bleiben: Mit Kochstellen und improvisierten Behausungen stellen sich die Bauern und ihre Angehörigen auf einen langen Protest ein.

India's dead-end vaccination drive: why millions of people in rural villages have been forgotten

India's dead-end vaccination drive: why millions of people in rural villages have been forgotten

The Telegraph — Country's digital-only vaccination campaign is failing to reach the vast hinterlands, where few have access to a smartphone Tucked in the forests of Jim Corbett, dirt roads, dotted with swamps, lead to a villagewhere a few water hand-pumps have dried up; livestock are kept close to vast agricultural fields; children play swing on trees, barefoot; and life goes to sleep with the sun.

Sun sets on Kashmir's traditional houseboats as tourism, and Dal Lake, dry up

Sun sets on Kashmir's traditional houseboats as tourism, and Dal Lake, dry up

South China Morning Post — A combination of politics, environmental protection and the coronavirus pandemic have conspired to mean the famed floating hotels' days on Dal Lake may now be numbered.

These politicians banned alcohol - now poisonous hooch is killing thousands

These politicians banned alcohol - now poisonous hooch is killing thousands

The Telegraph — The world's largest prohibition experiment since the 1920s pushed liquor production underground. The consequences have been disastrous In 2016, the Bihari authorities suddenly banned alcohol and enforced harsh penalties for those caught producing, selling and drinking it, giving rise to the world's largest prohibition experiment since the 1920s.

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