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Cooling down the hottest cities needs momentum

Extreme heat is having its moment in the sun. This year's headlines have been as relentless as the temperatures: "Spain endures record heatwave," "Devastating heatwave in South Asia," "Texas shatters heat record," "Can you even call deadly heat 'extreme' anymore?"

Bangkok Post

India a global security power: U.S. top diplomat

‘I spoke to the Congress yesterday [June 8], and they want to talk about the India relationship because they see this is the anchor in the Indo Pacific. This is the way that we guarantee security, not only for Asia, but for the United States and for the rest of…

The Hindu

South Asia protests over prophet remarks by India’s BJP officials

Thousands of Muslims in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan rally over derogatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad by BJP members.

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A ‘silver’ moment to propel a Bay of Bengal dream

After 25 years, BIMSTEC can do much better as a grouping, addressing shortcomings in trade and connectivity

The Hindu

Asian founders work to steer the narrative as beauty trends pull from their cultures

The latest obsessions in America's wellness craze are rooted in South Asian practices. Industry leaders who grew up with those rituals are caught between joy and a battle against cultural erasure.

WEKU

Northeast’s neighbours India’s most trusted global partners: Jaishankar

Association with Japan, ASEAN underlined at the NADI3 Asian Confluence River Conclave in Guwahati

The Hindu

India’s GDP to take a big hit due to pandemic-linked learning losses for students: ADB study

The decline would be the highest among those of South Asian countries, say analysts

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Climate change means South Asia’s devastating heat wave a ‘sign of things to come,’ scientists warn

It made the intense heat sweeping through India and Pakistan 30 times more likely to occur — and future warming would make heat waves more common and hotter.

Chicago Sun-Times

South Asia's intense heat wave a 'sign of things to come'

The intense heat wave sweeping through South Asia was made more likely due to climate change and is a sign of things to come

The Independent UK

The new world order and India’s quandary

With a new cold war afoot, states are being asked to choose sides. For India, self-identity and domestic politics will all come to bear.

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Pockets of hope, linking nature and humanity

It is important to increase the number of biosphere reserves in South Asia to ward off a doomsday ecological scenario

The Hindu

Can India re-imagine South Asia?

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

The Hindu

Passage to India: The menswear brands reinventing South Asian craftsmanship

Both Pakistan and India have a lot to offer for the post-streetwear world.

Input

In their search for love, South Asians swipe right on dating apps catered for them

LOS ANGELES — Most swiping for love on a dating app know the drill.

Los Angeles Times

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Award instituted for South Asian artists part of Kochi Muziris Biennale

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The rise and fall of a political dynasty that brought Sri Lanka to its knees

At the height of their power, four brothers from Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa dynasty held the presidency and the prime minister’s office as well as the finance, interior and defence portfolios, among others. But just when the Rajapaksa clan seemed invincible, an economic crisis of their own making led to their…

The Hindu

In rising heat, the cry of the wilting outdoor worker

With a large segment of its population dependent on outdoor work, India needs to initiate safety nets

The Hindu

Data | Despite development, social norms stop women from entering the labour force in South Asia

Social norms and attitude towards gender in South Asia are strongly connected to women’s poor participation in economic activities

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WEKU

Climate scientists say South Asia's heat wave (120F!) is a sign of what's to come

Some schools have closed early for summer. More than a billion people are in danger of heat stroke. Summer's early arrival in South Asia also threatens global grain supplies.

Newslaundry

‘Recognise journalists as frontline workers’: Unesco to South Asian governments on World Press Freedom Day

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, or Unesco, has called for South Asian governments to “recognise” journalists as frontline workers and "prioritise their well-being”, in a press release issued on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday.

WEKU

Some South Asian Americans believe caste-based prejudices exist in the U.S.

Some South Asians see the caste system as a reality in the United States and others do not. California State University and others have added caste as a protected category against discrimination.

The Conversation

Caste doesn't just exist in India or in Hinduism – it is pervasive across many religions in South Asia and the diaspora

The California State University system, America’s largest public higher education system, recently added caste, a birth-based social hierarchy system, to its anti-discrimination policy, allowing students, staff and faculty across its 23 campuses to report caste bias and discrimination.

The Hindu

Focus should be on stopping fighting: Jaishankar on Ukraine

New Delhi The best way to deal with the conflict in Ukraine would be to focus on “stopping the fig

The Hindu

The goal of an energy-secure South Asia

While universal coverage can catalyse the region’s economic growth, energy trade must be linked to peace building

The Hindu

India projected to grow at 8% this fiscal: World Bank

It says growth is expected to be slower than projected in South Asia due to Russia’s war on Ukraine

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