New Internationalist

South Asia

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Grave concerns over security laws in Kashmir

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

Death by spider: deforestation in Pakistan

A strange phenomenon is worsening an already dire situation for the country’s trees, says Syed Hamad Ali.

Filed in: Disasters Environment Forests Pakistan

Justice for Bhopal: stop Dow Chemicals’ sponsorship of London Olympics

The Bhopal disaster cost tens of thousands of lives, and blighted half a million. Alan Hughes asks why the company now liable is sponsoring the Olympics rather than paying compensation.

Filed in: Corporations India

Supermarkets battle for India's soul

India is allowing direct foreign investment, and the supermarkets are sharpening their knives, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: India Trade

Novartis vs India: the court will decide

Generic Indian drugs are saving lives around the world. But if the Supreme Court rules in favour of Big Pharma, all that could change.

Filed in: Health India Pharmaceuticals

Bangalore’s urban agriculture boom

Mari Marcel Thekaekara on how Bangaloreans, fed up with soaring vegetable prices, are growing their own organic food.

Filed in: Agriculture India

Chicken à la injection

Wild stories fly around about chicken farming but the reality remains less than wholesome, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Filed in: Agriculture India

Let's make the economy work for the people

With the wealth gap widening, Mari Marcel Thekaekara on a plan to link ethical investors with producers and consumers all over the world.

Filed in: Corporations Ethical Consumerism India Indigenous Peoples Society

Mixing up India's education

A scheme that allows poor children access to private schooling is proving controversial in India’s hugely class-divided society, says Debika Ray.

Filed in: Class Education India Poverty

Interview with Arundhati Roy

Arundhati Roy speaks out: on the moral police of India’s anti-corruption campaign, on the silence surrounding civil wars, and on despotism and democracy.

Filed in: Fiction India

The Pakistani Left is re-grouping

The Pakistani Left has a history to be proud of and is regrouping to fight in new battles, as Qualandar Bux Memon and Ali Mohsni report.

Filed in: Pakistan

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