South Asia Monitor
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By Ajit Ranade |
There was an extraordinary heat wave in March in northern India which caused wheat yields to go down. The heat wave in…
By Ishan Chauhan |
In today’s uncomfortable situation, tough calls will have to be made for the cause of the environment. This will,…
By Ajit Ranade |
In the past eight months, foreign portfolio investors have moved out nearly 40 billion dollars out of India, by selling…
By Vidyadhar Date |
The BJP exploits Indian history, sings its glory but has no real understanding of Indian culture. As Rabindranath…
By Ajit Ranade |
Germany is the current chair of the group of seven richest nations called G7. This group is meeting in the Bavarian…
By Ajit Ranade |
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretariat, “condemned and de-nounced” statements made by two…
By Ganesh N Devy |
Like Janus, the RSS and the BJP have two faces, one face has marks of the actions of the past on it. Some of these…
India’s ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) as well as the Indian media appear to be pleased that the nation’…
By Ishan Chauhan |
Large sections of the Indian subcontinent starting from Balochistan and Sindh in Pakistan all the way to Odisha and…
By Lekha Rattanani |
It was only last week that the US State department added the option of a gender ‘X’ on its passport forms, giving…
By Vandana Shiva |
The theme of the 2022 Mother Earth Day, which is on Friday, April 22, is “invest in our planet”. The original meaning…
By Vandana Shiva |
Sri Lanka is facing a severe political and economic crisis. The crisis has multiple roots but has intensified in the…
By Pavitra Mohan |
India ushers in World Tuberculosis day in 2022 on 24 March with mixed feelings. As the COVID pandemic (hopefully) wanes…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
A deputy commissioner of police in Mumbai has gone missing and has now moved the courts for anticipatory bail after…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
One message of the BJP’s 4-1 victory in the Assembly polls is that it can turn around a poor performance and anti-…