First Thing: Aid operations in aftermath of deadly Nepal floods hampered by conditions Guardian reporters in Nepal have witnessed first-hand the scenes of destruction and grief after the flash floods The Guardian - UK · Sep 3
Monday briefing: Nepal and Tibet’s floods are a warning for the future In today’s newsletter: As rescuers search for survivors after catastrophic floods, the disaster offers a stark warning about the climate risks facing the region, and the world The Guardian - UK · Aug 31
Cockroach protests rattle Modi: inside the 31 July Guardian Weekly Can India’s strongman eradicate youth discontent? Plus: Wildfires in Europe The Guardian - UK · Jul 29
Monday briefing: How the Cockroach protests have exposed the cracks in India’s government In today’s newsletter: Across the country, a younger generation is turning private disillusionment into public defiance against a government that once felt untouchable The Guardian - UK · Jul 27
Tuesday briefing: Canada puts India ‘on notice’ as row over alleged killing of Sikh activists escalates In today’s newsletter: Justin Trudeau says there are ‘credible allegations’ that Modi’s government was involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist in British Columbia. What does say about India’s global standing? The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2024
Thursday briefing: Narendra Modi reaches a crossroads as India denies him a majority in election upset In today’s newsletter: After pollsters and pundits predicted a sweeping victory that never came, is India’s prime minister entering his final act in politics? The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2024
Monday briefing: Modi’s re-election campaign isn’t going to plan. Here’s why he’s likely to win anyway In today’s newsletter: The prime minister has crushed his challengers and is leaning into Islamophobia on the campaign trail to ensure a third victory, despite rising inequality The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024
Five Great Reads: the biggest election, the ‘forgotten war’ and a really good band Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey The Guardian - AU · Apr 19, 2024
Thursday briefing: How the killing of a Sikh activist started an international rift between Canada and India In today’s newsletter: The shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar on Canadian soil saw prime minister Justin Trudeau accuse India of being involved – and that’s just the start The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
The front line: Inside the 9 June Guardian Weekly The Bruno and Dom project. Plus: inside the minds of animals. The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2023
Friday briefing: How one family’s disastrous reign dragged Sri Lanka to the brink In today’s newsletter: The south Asian country entered a state of emergency this week after ousting the ruling Rajapaksa family. Nimo Omer explains how Sri Lanka got here The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2022
India’s wheat farmers count cost of 40C heat that evokes ‘deserts of Rajasthan’ The ban on wheat exports highlights the effect a rapidly warming planet has on food security – and livelihoods The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2022
‘It will be hard to find a farmer left’: Sri Lanka reels from rash fertiliser ban Harvests have collapsed, and the way President Rajapaksa introduced the policy angered even organic farmers The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022