South Asia

A new herbicide linked to a slew of health defects is causing extreme worry for environmentalists in the US, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Health India North America Pesticides

Despite offering sanctuary to the ousted Maldivian president’s family, Sri Lanka’s government is hedging its bets on the islands’ future.

Filed in: Maldives Politics Sri Lanka

Two young men returned to India to try. But for many millions, this is reality, not a short-term challenge, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: India Poverty

Dependent on oil from Iran, but with the US its largest trading partner, Sri Lanka is stuck between a rock and a hard place, reports Lasanda Kurukulasuriya.

Filed in: Iran Nuclear Power Oil Sri Lanka

So why aren’t Indians up in arms about it? Time to name and shame, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: India Women

‘Ethics tzar’ Meredith Alexander explains why she resigned from the London Olympic committee

Filed in: Disasters India

India’s plans to buy up land in Africa are shameful, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Africa India

Environmentalists protest authorities’ shoddy disposal of hazardous waste from Bhopal. Jack Laurenson reports.

Filed in: Disasters India

Two young Indian children have been taken into care in Norway because their mother fed them with her fingers. Mari Marcel Thekaekara is appalled.

Filed in: Children Ethics Human Rights India Norway

As a new campaign kicks off, London 2012 organizers are challenged to drink Bhopal’s ‘clean’ water.

Filed in: Disasters India

A grim discovery has exposed the military’s abuse of draconian powers in a culture of impunity, says Freny Manecksha.

Filed in: Human Rights Kashmir Military