Category: India

Judge Keeps India Terror Attack Suspect in US Custody

LOS ANGELES—A former Chicago businessman will remain in the United States as a federal judge in Los Angeles weighs whether he will be extradited to India for his alleged role in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack that killed more than 160 people. Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-born Canadian, is wanted by Indian authorities for his alleged…


How Communist China Weaponizes Healthcare and Medicine Against Foreign Adversaries—Cleo Paskal

India’s second wave of COVID-19 has prompted growing questions and suspicions of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) involvement, following a deadly border clash last year. In this episode, we sit down with Cleo Paskal, an expert on the Chinese Communist Party and its Indo-Pacific strategy, to understand how the CCP systematically exploits the weaknesses of…


Photographer Snaps Stunning Pictures of Famed Leopard in India Hanging Out Lazily in a Tree

This tired-looking leopard picked the perfect spot for a nap—and for the safarigoer who captured some incredible pictures of the big cat looking blissfully serene. The large feline was found in Nagarahole National Park and Tiger Reserve in India, and was photographed looking perfectly peaceful as he lay stretched out in a tree, his four legs…


EXCLUSIVE: Afghan and Indian Diplomats Discuss the Changing Situation in Afghanistan

NEW DELHI—For a week there has been a buzz in the media about India’s outreach to the Taliban. There are reports saying there has been a huge shift in India’s approach, speculations about India rewarding different cadres of Taliban, and op-eds about concerns and threats from the Taliban to India. In exclusive interviews, Afghan and…


The Pandemic Exposes India’s Primary Health Care System

NEW DELHI—Nausana is a village in India’s most populated state, Uttar Pradesh. Over 60 miles from India’s capital city, New Delhi, it had only one case of coronavirus during the country’s second wave of the pandemic, of a driver for a judge of the Delhi High Court who recovered in quarantine. All its 1700 voters…


Pandemic Exposes India’s Primary Health Care System

NEW DELHI—Nausana is a village in India’s most populated state, Uttar Pradesh. Over 60 miles from India’s capital of New Delhi, it had only one case of coronavirus during the country’s second wave of the pandemic: a driver for a judge of the Delhi High Court who recovered while in quarantine. All 1,700 of its…


Can You Spot the Camouflaged Leopard Blending Perfectly Into This Rocky Hillside Scene?

A photographer in India managed to capture on camera an elusive leopard showing off its impressive ability to camouflage on a rocky hillside. Abhinav Garg, 34, had no idea he’d managed to capture the leopard in his shots on June 5, until after he’d gotten home. He’d waited hours for a sighting after locals told…


Group of Engineers Reach Inaccessible India With Solar Water Heaters and Lights During COVID

NEW DELHI—A group of seven engineers in India is working to solve a problem which people only in the high, inaccessible Himalayan region of Ladakh encountered during the pandemic—how to wash your hands when every single drop of water freezes and there’s an extreme scarcity of water. More generally the people of Ladakh faced the…


WHO Chief Scientist Served Legal Notice in India for Allegedly Suppressing Data on Drug to Treat COVID-19

The Indian Bar Association has taken legal action against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan for her alleged role in spreading disinformation on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The association served a legal notice (pdf) on Swaminathan on May 25, claiming that she was “spreading disinformation and misguiding the…


Indian Bar Association Threatens to Sue WHO Chief Scientist for Spreading COVID-19 Misinformation

The Indian Bar Association has taken legal action against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr. Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly spreading disinformation on the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19. The association (IBA) served a legal notice (pdf) on Swaminathan on May 25, claiming that she was “spreading disinformation and misguiding the people of…