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  1. Zakir Hussain, Tabla Virtuoso Who Fused Musical Traditions, Dies at 73 Obits, December 16

    His collaborators included John McLaughlin, Béla Fleck, Ravi Shankar, Herbie Hancock, Yo-Yo Ma and members of the Grateful Dead.

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  3. India’s Luxury Property Market Is a Boon to Trump’s Business Business, December 9

    The Trump Organization finds a warm welcome in India, where status-hungry home buyers clamor for a famous American brand.

  4. As India-Bangladesh Tensions Rise, So Do Fears of Tit-for-Tat Violence Foreign, December 6

    A diplomatic dispute over claims of persecution of Bangladeshi Hindus threatens to upend Bangladesh’s interim government.

  5. Trump’s Threats Over the Dollar Could Accelerate Push for Alternatives Washington, December 5

    President-elect Donald J. Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that seek to replace the dollar in trade or undermine its global reserve currency status.

  6. Rohit Bal, Exuberant Star of Indian Fashion, Dies at 63 Obits, December 4

    Known as “the bad boy of fashion,” he was among a wave of designers who created modern Indian couture by updating traditional garments.

  7. Two South Asian Neighbors, Once Friendly, Are Now at Bitter Odds Foreign, November 28

    India and Bangladesh have traded angry accusations about Bangladesh’s Hindu minority.

  8. India’s Exam Leaks Underline the Nation’s Bigger Problem World, November 28

    The economy has failed to create enough good jobs, so a government post appeals to far more people than there are openings, fueling desperation.

  9. These Exams Mean Everything in India. Thieves See a Gold Mine. Foreign, November 28

    In a country where government jobs are highly coveted, the tests that govern hiring are a lucrative target for criminal gangs.

  10. ¿Por qué Trump ve la frontera entre EE. UU. y Canadá como un problema? En español, November 27

    Las detenciones por cruces ilegales desde Canadá se dispararon en el último año fiscal, pero no se comparan con las registradas desde México.

  11. How the World’s Largest Democracy Slid Toward Authoritarianism Book Review, November 27

    “The New India,” by Rahul Bhatia, combines personal history and investigative journalism to account for his country’s turn to militant Hindu nationalism.

  12. Why Is Trump Identifying the U.S.-Canada Border as a Problem? Washington, November 26

    Arrests for illegal crossings from Canada spiked in the last fiscal year, but remain a fraction of the number of those from Mexico.

  13. What Two Acclaimed Female-Directed Movies Say About Indian Cinema Foreign, November 24

    “Laapataa Ladies” and “All We Imagine as Light” have both captivated audiences at home. But only one was able to get India’s nod for the best foreign film Oscar.

  14. Cash, Kidnappings and Luxury Resorts: A Formula for Power in Modi’s India Foreign, November 23

    With a tactic known as “resort politics,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has been accused of using brute force to take over Indian state governments.

  15. Bribery Charges Against Tycoon Strike at Heart of Modi’s India Business, November 21

    The U.S. indictment names Gautam Adani, one of India’s richest businessmen, but it points to an even bigger target: how business is done there.

  16. What 10 Years of Modi Rule Has Meant for India’s Economy Business, April 1

    Narendra Modi has kept India on its swift upward path among the world’s largest economies. Many Indians are better off, though wealth gaps have widened.

  17. A Visa Backlog Abroad Is Taking a Toll Inside the U.S., Too Travel, April 13

    The pileup has left visitors from places like Brazil, Colombia, India and Mexico waiting months, even a year or more, to visit family or do business in America.

  18. Your Thursday Briefing: Covid Origins Hearing Opens in the U.S. N Y T Now, March 8

    Also, protests in Georgia and armed villagers in Kashmir.

  19. Your Thursday Briefing: 1.5 Million Covid Deaths in China? N Y T Now, February 15

    Also, Scotland’s leader resigns and Air India orders a record 470 planes.

  20. Your Friday Briefing: China’s Campaign Against ‘Zero-Covid’ Protesters N Y T Now, January 26

    Also, Russian missile attacks in Ukraine and a major deal for Indian women’s cricket.

  21. Your Monday Briefing: A Lunar New Year Shooting N Y T Now, January 22

    Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China.

  22. Russia’s War Could Make It India’s World Foreign, December 31

    The invasion of Ukraine, compounding the effects of the pandemic, has contributed to the ascent of a giant that defies easy alignment. It could be the decisive force in a changing global system.

  23. Your Tuesday Briefing: China’s Space Push N Y T Now, December 12

    Plus China’s vaccination pivot and the year’s most stylish “people.”

  24. Your Monday Briefing: The Social Cost of ‘Zero Covid’ National, December 4

    Plus, Iran abolishes the morality police and Russia vows to defy an oil price cap.

  25. What Happens When a Cascade of Crises Collide? Op Ed, November 13

    Humanity faces a complex knot of seemingly distinct but entangled crises that are causing damage greater than the sum of their individual harms.

  26. Your Thursday Briefing: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping Likely to Meet N Y T Now, September 7

    Plus India’s growing economy and China’s “zero-Covid” trap.

  27. Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives Science, July 15

    Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years.

  28. W.T.O. countries agree to a limited relaxing of patent protections on coronavirus vaccines. Business, June 17

    The agreement is a limited measure that is likely to have little impact on global vaccine supply.

  29. Your Wednesday Briefing: Sievierodonetsk, Isolated N Y T Now, June 14

    The key Ukrainian city lost its last bridge as fighting intensifies.

  30. Your Monday Briefing: Russian Missiles Hit Kyiv N Y T Now, June 5

    Plus Hindus try to flee Kashmir and Taipei commemorates Tiananmen Square.

  31. Your Friday Evening Briefing N Y T Now, May 27

    Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

  32. Your Wednesday Briefing: Sri Lanka, Out of Fuel N Y T Now, May 17

    Plus lockdowns continue in Shanghai, and India’s community health workers press for a raise.

  33. The Foot Soldiers in India’s Battle to Improve Public Health Foreign, May 17

    Over a million female health workers treat India’s most at-risk women and children, for little pay and sometimes at the cost of their own lives.

  34. Your Monday Briefing: North Korea’s Growing Outbreak N Y T Now, May 15

    Plus India bans most wheat exports and South Korea amends surgery laws.

  35. Death Toll During Pandemic Far Exceeds Totals Reported by Countries, W.H.O. Says Science, May 5

    Nearly 15 million more people died during the first two years of the pandemic than would have been expected during normal times, the organization found. The previous count of virus deaths, from countries’ reporting, was six million.