Late one night in November 2005, a small group of plain-clothed police officers pulled over a bus in western India. They escorted off a man named Sohrabuddin Sheikh, who was joined on the side of the road by his wife, Kausar. Sheikh and Kausar were put into separate police cars …
Read More »Bollywood and Indian politics: Influence of Modi and BJP on world’s largest film industry
Mumbai, India CNN — For nearly a century, Bollywood has held a mirror to Indian society, the plotlines of the world’s most prolific movie industry reflecting the changing tides of a vast, developing nation. India’s multibillion-dollar movie industry produces around 1,500 to 2,000 films per year in over 20 languages …
Read More »Leading Experts Weigh In On Growing India’s Economy In 2024–25
Marine Drive, Mumbai (Bombay), India getty India’s economy has been notably resilient amidst the past year’s global inflation and supply chain constraints, boasting an impressive growth rate of 7.8% in the 2023–24 fiscal year (FY) and exceeding the average G20 rate of 3.4%. Strong growth in the manufacturing sector, higher-than-expected …
Read More »India’s climate policy, Green Credit Program, Illegal mining and more
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Read More »Com crescimento ‘chinês’, Bangladesh reduz miséria em 80% e vira exemplo mundial inesperado
Logo depois de Bangladesh conquistar sua independência do Paquistão, em 1971, numa guerra sangrenta que levou a vida de cerca de três milhões de pessoas, segundo dados oficiais, Henry Kissinger (1923-2023), então Conselheiro de Segurança Nacional dos Estados Unidos, referiu-se à nova nação como um “caso perdido”. Um dos países …
Read More »How Fractal, India’s first AI unicorn, is prepping for the next race
Left with 40 people, the split crippled the analytics company’s ability to execute. From then on, began a slow and gruelling journey to resurrect itself. It took Fractal over 20 years to hit a landmark today’s startups aspire to achieve in about five years. In January 2022, TPG Capital Asia …
Read More »Indiens frie presse er ikke så fri efter et årti med Modi
New Delhi CNN — I disse dage undgår journalist Siddique Kappan kontroversielle historier. Sidste gang han jagtede en stor historie, en chokerende voldtægts- og mordsag, fik faren til tre i fængsel i mere end to år og skadede hans karriere og levebrød alvorligt. Den 44-årige giver sin fængsling skylden for …
Read More »Indiens frie presse er ikke så fri efter et årti med Modi
New Delhi CNN — I disse dage undgår journalist Siddique Kappan kontroversielle historier. Sidste gang han jagtede en stor historie, en chokerende voldtægts- og mordsag, fik faren til tre i fængsel i mere end to år og skadede hans karriere og levebrød alvorligt. Den 44-årige giver sin fængsling skylden for …
Read More »Inside India’s secret campaign to threaten and harass Americans
I met Raqib Naik, a journalist who had fled his native India, at a coffee shop in suburban Maryland. We sat at the same metal table where he once discussed the prospect of his assassination with FBI agents. Naik is a Muslim from Jammu and Kashmir, India’s only Muslim-majority state. …
Read More »Prêmio Nobel da Paz Muhammad Yunus é condenado à prisão em Bangladesh
Muhammad Yunus, vencedor do Nobel da Paz – (crédito: Reprodução yunussb.com ) AFP postado em 01/01/2024 08:11 / atualizado em 01/01/2024 08:12 O prêmio Nobel da Paz Muhammad Yunus foi declarado culpado nesta segunda-feira de infringir a legislação trabalhista em Bangladesh, informou um promotor à AFP. “O professor Yunus e …
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