Amid a crumbling Indian media landscape, journalist Ravish Kumar remains resolute
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Vinay Shukla and journalist Ravish Kumar about the new documentary While We Watched.
Asia
Many young Indians say they haven't benefited from the economic growth Modi boasts of
Ahead of the G20, India's Prime Minister Nerendra Modi boasted about his country's economic growth. But many young Indians say they have not benefited from it.
Construction workers in China accused of plowing a hole through the Great Wall
China built the Great Wall more than 2,000 years ago to keep out invaders. In Shanxi province, two suspects allegedly widened a small, existing gap for a shortcut to get equipment to nearby work sites
Biden is off to India and Vietnam. It's part of his push to counter China's influence
President Biden is using the G20 summit to push for a bigger, better World Bank as an alternative to China's massive lending programs, which have left some low-income countries with massive debt.
G20 invitations raise question dating back centuries: India or Bharat?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Suhasini Haidar of the Indian newspaper The Hindu, about Prime Minister Modi's government using a Sanskrit word to replace the name India on the G20 invitation.
Japan launches rocket carrying an X-ray telescope to explore the origins of universe
The telescope will measure the speed and makeup of what lies between galaxies, information to help study how celestial objects were formed.
NPR's new podcast 'Love Commandos' tells the story of a Bollywood kind of love
The Hindi-language film industry is famous for romantic comedies filled with singing and dancing. Sometimes, Bollywood films are more than pure entertainment — they can offer a blueprint for love.
Leaders of North Korea and Russia may meet to discuss an arms deal
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un will reportedly travel to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin over a possible weapons agreement, after talks with the U.S. faltered.
Much of Biden's upcoming trip to Asia will focus on countering China's influence
At the G20 this week, President Biden wants to beef up the World Bank as a way to counter China's Belt and Road initiative. But it's tricky, because China is a key part of the World Bank.
Morning news brief
Secretary of State Blinken is in Kyiv. President Biden will head to Asia for the G20 summit in India and a stop in Vietnam. Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 riot.