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Sex workers and activists demonstrate on the eve of International Labour Day 2022 in Kolkata.

Labour rights

Selling sex, seeking respect: Life in India’s red-light districts

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by Khushboo Srivastava
Afghan refugees leaving Pakistan at the Torkham border crossing in November 2025.

Involuntary migration

The harsh fate of Afghan families pushed out of Pakistan

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by Aqsa Younas
Torchlight procession in Kolkata in August 2025, on the anniversary of the brutal rape of a female doctor in the city.

Gender equality

A city where women need panic buttons is not a safe city

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by Roli Mahajan
People in traditional attire celebrate the Yomari Punhi festival in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu in December.

Nepal and the SDGs

Dreams of economic prosperity and sustainable development

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
People cross the Chenab River after the flow of water was halted from a dam, at Akhnoor, on the outskirts of Jammu, India in May.

Resource conflicts

Can India withhold Pakistan’s water?

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by Imran Mukhtar
Violence against women is a recurring issue in India. In August, protesters took to the streets in Kolkata after a young female doctor was raped and killed.

Empowerment

How India’s young women reclaim safety and confidence

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by Roli Mahajan
Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin in September.

International relations

Why India and China are realigning their relations

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by Aditi Roy Ghatak
The parliament building in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, was set on fire during the protests in September.

Opinion

Nepal can change for the better

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by Rukamanee Maharjan
A mural on a wall at Punjab University in Lahore depicts the burden placed on the poor to sustain the lifestyle of the elite.

Social sector

Pakistan’s social divide

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by Abdur Rehman Cheema
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