Bansari Kamdar

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Bansari Kamdar

India’s recent suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, alongside China’s growing dominance over regional water resources and infrastructure, has heightened tensions in South Asia, one of the world’s most water-stressed regions. Those geopolitical strains are exacerbated by the effects of climate change, which have altered weather patterns in an area that is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population.

3 weeks ago | worldpoliticsreview.com | Bansari Kamdar

India’s recent suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, alongside China’s growing dominance over regional water resources and infrastructure, has heightened tensions in South Asia, one of the world’s most water-stressed regions. Those geopolitical strains are exacerbated by the effects of climate change, which have altered weather patterns in an area that is home to nearly a quarter of the world’s population.

2 months ago | newspaperwali.substack.com | Renu Pandey |Bansari Kamdar

Welcome back to our first full newsletter of the season! This week, I included a few compelling reads from political participation in Nepal and marriage in South Asia to the story of a hyperlocal newsroom in India, led and run entirely by Dalit women for the past two decades. In the deep dive, I explored how Trump’s see-sawing tariff policy could hit South Asia’s garment workers, who are predominantly women.

2 months ago | worldpoliticsreview.com | Bansari Kamdar

After initially announcing tariffs as high as 44 percent on certain countries in South Asia, U.S. President Trump declared last week that he would pause his scheme for 90 days for all trading partners who had not retaliated. During this period, however, an across-the-board tariff of 10 percent will still be imposed on more than 75 countries, including those in South Asia.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Bansari Kamdar

After initially announcing tariffs as high as 44 percent on certain countries in South Asia, U.S. President Trump declared last week that he would pause his scheme for 90 days for all trading partners who had not retaliated. During this period, however, an across-the-board tariff of 10 percent will still be imposed on more than 75 countries, including those in South Asia.