India

With Coronavirus Lockdown, India's Cities See Clear Blue Skies As Air Pollution Drops

12:06pm April 10, 2020

by Sushmita Pathak

India has ordered 1.3 billion people to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The lockdown seems to have inadvertently solved, at least temporarily, another public health crisis: air pollution.

President Trump has promoted the anti-malaria drug for fighting COVID-19, but scientists say more testing is needed.

After Reverse On Hydroxychloroquine Export Ban, India Says 'Only Meeting The Demand'

1:39pm April 09, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

After President Trump complained, India reversed its export ban on the anti-malaria drug, which Trump has touted as a coronavirus treatment. There's no clinical evidence it works against COVID-19.

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Migrant workers and their family members line up outside a New Delhi bus terminal hoping to board a bus for their villages. Millions have lost their ability to earn an income because of the government-imposed lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the c

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Lockdown Sends Migrant Workers On A Long And Risky Trip Home

9:06pm March 31, 2020

Amid a 21-day lockdown to help control the spread of the coronavirus, millions of workers in India's cities have no income, no food — and so are heading back to their villages.

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Fire brigade personnel sanitize a government hospital as part of precautionary measures against the coronavirus in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday.

India's Doctors Worry The Country Is Unprepared For A Coronavirus Surge

1:52pm March 26, 2020

Per capita, India has fewer hospital beds and ventilators than almost any country in the world. Medical professionals fear the government's promised $2 billion health care revamp will be too late.

A man walks a deserted road in New Delhi. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Tuesday that residents across the country stay where they are in order to help stem the spread of the coronavirus and the deadly disease it can cause, COVID-19.

India Declares 'Total' Lockdown In Bid To Prioritize Coronavirus Fight

12:43pm March 24, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

"To save India and every Indian," Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the country's more than 1.3 billion people — with few exceptions — to stay in their homes for the next three weeks.

A municipal worker stands next to rubble on a street vandalized in New Delhi last month. Communal violence in India's capital killed more than 50 and injured more than 200 as President Trump was visiting the country. The violent clashes between Hindu and

World News

Delhi Riots Aftermath: 'How Do You Explain Such Violence?'

10:06am March 07, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

Police are accused of failing to protect Muslim citizens during deadly riots that erupted during President Trump's visit to India last month. More than 50 died in the violence.

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Police in riot gear move through a cloud of smoke as they detain a protester, in November. Freedom House cited the willingness of people in Hong Kong to protest as encouraging.

Freedom House Report Finds Freedom On The Wane Worldwide

12:25am March 04, 2020

by David Welna

The annual survey of the state of global freedom includes the world's two biggest democracies — India and the U.S. — among nations where freedom is declining.

An employee checking flags at the Indian National Flag Production Center in the southern state of Karnataka.

World News

Opinion: India's Religious Violence Doesn't Meet Its Founder's Vision

7:31am February 29, 2020

by Scott Simon

As India is facing major tensions over a new law Muslims say discriminates against them, NRP's Scott Simon notes the country's history of rich religious diversity.

President Trump and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a joint press conference in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Opinion: Despite No Major Deal During Trump's Visit To India, There Was Progress

7:06pm February 26, 2020

by Tanvi Madan

Although no major trade deal was produced during President Trump's visit to India, there were other signs of progress in the U.S.-India relationship, writes the Brookings Institution's Tanvi Madan.

A resident surveys the damage following clashes in New Delhi on Wednesday. At least 20 people have died in three days of violence.

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In New Delhi, Days Of Deadly Violence And Riots

4:59pm February 26, 2020

Clashes began Sunday, when local officials from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party vowed to clear anti-government protesters from the capital.