The first time they met, Indian paramilitary guard Naren Chandra Das was ordered not to talk to the bespectacled young soldier he was escorting near the Chinese border in a Continue Reading
I have been shocked by the response in the Guardian to Trump’s inauguration speech (Report, 21 January). Have we learned nothing? Much of what he said should be being said Continue Reading
Women’s health advocates across Asia have said Donald Trump’s decision to reinstate and beef up the “global gag rule” will result in hundreds of thousands of unwanted pregnancies and imperil Continue Reading
President Trump says of torture that he “absolutely feel[s] that it works”, and that it will keep his “country safe” (Report, 27 January). There are many things to say against Continue Reading
Sonam Lapcha might have been able to handle the putrid toilets, dirty drinking water and drunkards staggering around his workers’ hostel, were it not that he had to share a Continue Reading
Jackie Chan’s new film Kung Fu Yoga – a high-profile product of the co-production agreement between China and India, signed in 2014 – has come under a barrage of criticism Continue Reading
Three days after his inauguration, Donald Trump reinstated the “global gag” rule, which prohibits the use of US aid money for abortions, prevents NGOs from using private funds for abortion Continue Reading
Sri Lanka’s prime minister has urged compatriots who are being held in Australian-run immigration detention centres to come home. Ranil Wickremesinghe claimed the Sri Lankans had broken the law in Continue Reading
The global transfer of major weapons systems rose over the past five years to the highest volume since the end of the cold war as the Middle East nearly doubled Continue Reading
Would you like to know the best time to visit Sydney’s bustling city? Then lock your date for the year to take you into a vibrant and memorable holiday. Took Continue Reading
