Raihana Maqbool

Apr 4, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Raihana Maqbool

SRINIGAR, India -- Thousands braved sub-zero temperatures across India's remote Ladakh in recent weeks as they march for statehood and safeguards to protect a Himalayan region they say is increasingly squeezed by China and their own government. Residents say Ladakh's glaciers and sensitive ecology are at risk due to Chinese encroachment and India's industrial and military buildup in the aftermath of a deadly 2020 border standoff.

Jan 23, 2024 | asia.nikkei.com | Raihana Maqbool

ROHTAK, India -- When Israeli and Indian officials ran six days of skill tests for workers in the state of Haryana earlier this month, thousands lined up for interviews and a chance to demonstrate their abilities as carpenters, iron benders and plaster masons, hoping to win jobs in the Middle Eastern state. Fears of the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, it seemed, were trumped by more practical considerations, like how to support families. "It took me seven hours by train to reach here.

Feb 11, 2022 | asia.nikkei.com | Raihana Maqbool

Jan 18, 2022 | asia.nikkei.com | Raihana Maqbool

Dec 23, 2021 | asia.nikkei.com | Raihana Maqbool