MUMBAI — His face is everywhere in this coastal city of more than 12 million, India’s commercial capital...
Apr 07, 2014
Hindu nationalists and rationalists make strange neighbors in Pune
PUNE, India — They gather every Monday evening promptly at six, a group of atheists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians,...
Apr 07, 2014
Low-caste Indians look to Modi and BJP in elections
BY HEATHER MCILVAINE AND MATT HAMILTON MUMBAI — For years, India’s Dalits have found an ally in the left-leaning...
Apr 07, 2014
Marginalized Indian Muslims ambivalent at election time
BY BRIANNA SACKS MUMBAI — The humid Tuesday evening wanes as Akeel Shaikh, 19, spews a blend of...
Apr 07, 2014
India lags behind neighboring Bangladesh in reducing child mortality
By Harman Boparai LUCKNOW, India — In this busy, run-down government hospital in India’s northern hinterland, ceiling fans...
Sep 30, 2013
On the road to zero: Ending preventable child deaths
WASHINGTON – On a June morning in 2012, international power brokers, doctors, and at least one Hollywood movie...
Sep 05, 2013
In Myanmar, an emerging democracy struggles to save its children
YANGON, Myanmar — In a tiny wooden home in an impoverished corner of Yangon, a gauzy white hammock...
Sep 05, 2013
Inle Lake: An environmental catastrophe with government nowhere to be found
INLE LAKE, Myanmar — The tranquil waters of this highland lake are flanked by high mountains and in...
Jul 15, 2013
Irrawaddy Delta: Five years after Cyclone Nargis
By Ei Ei Toe Lwin THA KHIN MA GYI, Myanmar — Without warning, it began at mid-afternoon with a...
Jul 15, 2013
Irrawaddy Delta: Finding cause for optimism in the wake of Cyclone Nargis
BOGALAY, Myanmar — Five years ago, torrential rain and winds of up to 160 miles per hour pounded the...
Jul 15, 2013