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  1. This Is What Autocrats Dread Opinion, Today

    Authoritarians have lost elections before, and they will again.

  2. A Triumph Without a Trophy as India-Pakistan Tensions Overshadow Cricket World, September 29

    Months after a military conflict, a cricket tournament brought the Indian team three victories over its fiercest rival but few signs of an easing in bitterness.

  3. Trump’s $100,000 Visa Upends Lives: ‘My Dreams Were Shattered’ Business, September 29

    A generation of students in India pinned hopes and family savings on careers that once soared on H-1B visas allowing work in the United States.

  4. Stampede at Actor’s Political Rally Kills at Least 36 People in India World, September 27

    The stampede took place at an event for Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, the popular actor known professionally as Vijay. A health official said the toll was likely to rise.

  5. India Detains Popular Leader of Protest Movement World, September 27

    Sonam Wangchuk, who was arrested on Friday, is the face of resistance to what he says is government overreach in a small but strategically important Himalayan region.

  6. As Trump Tries to Limit Foreign Workers, China Woos Them World, September 26

    A new visa for science and engineering graduates is part of China’s effort to establish itself as the world leader in science and technology.

  7. A Flash of Anger on India’s Delicate Border With China World, September 24

    Protesters demanding statehood for Ladakh, a strategically important Himalayan region, clashed with the police.

  8. Abdul Gani Bhat Dies at 93; Kashmiri Separatist Championed Dialogue World, September 24

    Mr. Bhat, a scholar of Persian literature, was a rare and eloquent voice of moderation in Kashmir’s often militant separatist movement.

  9. Germany Woos Indian Workers Spooked by U.S. Visa Changes Business, September 24

    Selling the prospect of high wages and stable migration rules, Germany’s ambassador to India makes a pitch to skilled Indian workers.

  10. Trump’s H-1B Visa Fee Knocks Down a Bridge Between India and the U.S. Business, September 22

    The H-1B visa lured a generation of Indian professionals to take part in the American dream. A $100,000 fee has forced a rethink of the route.

  11. H-1B Visa Upheaval Roils Companies and Geopolitics Business, September 22

    The Trump administration has clarified its new visa policy, but corporate bosses are still trying to sort through the fallout.

  12. The Perils of Getting Too Personal in Foreign Policy Opinion, September 22

    Personality can open doors, but it cannot rewrite geopolitics.

  13. ¿Qué es el programa de visas H-1B y cómo lo está cambiando Trump? En español, September 21

    El presidente Trump firmó el viernes una orden que añade una cuota de 100.000 dólares para los nuevos solicitantes de visas H-1B. Esto es lo que hay que saber.

  14. The Psychological Value of Repentance Briefing, September 21

    Every major world religion has a process for moral accounting. That’s something we rarely talk about in secular society.

  15. Nepal Uprising Is Latest Challenge to India’s Backyard Diplomacy World, September 21

    The overthrow of Nepal’s government is the latest in a series of uprisings among India’s neighbors, creating a political churn that complicates its ties.

  16. What Is the H-1B Visa Program, and How Is Trump Changing It? U.S., September 21

    President Trump signed a proclamation on Friday adding a $100,000 fee to visas for skilled foreign workers. Immigration hard-liners have criticized the program for replacing American workers.

  17. Trump’s Birthday Call to Modi Raises Hopes in India for a Trade Deal World, September 17

    The call coincided with a visit by U.S. trade officials to the country, which just weeks ago was hit with a 50 percent tariff on all imports to the United States.

  18. Could TikTok Help Bring Trump and Xi Together? Business, September 16

    President Trump is set to speak with the Chinese leader on Friday to discuss the app’s future, signaling a potential thaw between the two men.

  19. With a Snub on a Cricket Field, India-Pakistan Tensions Hit New Pitch World, September 15

    The Indian players refused to shake hands with their Pakistani opponents at the first meeting of the sides since the two countries exchanged hostilities this year.

  20. Ignorada por mi propio esposo En español, September 13

    Cuando nuestro hogar, antes bullicioso, se quedó en silencio, anhelaba escuchar el sonido del cariño.

  21. Extreme Heat Spurs New Laws Aimed at Protecting Workers Worldwide Climate, September 13

    Governments around the world are enacting measures to try to protect workers from the dangers of heat stress. They’re barely keeping up with the risks.

  22. Arundhati Roy sobre cómo sobrevivir en una “cultura del miedo” En español, September 10

    La aclamada escritora tiene un nuevo libro de memorias y una advertencia.

  23. India’s Investors, Defying Tariffs, Keep Pouring Money Into Stocks Business, September 8

    Middle-class Indians have been plowing their savings into the stock market, making it far less vulnerable to the shocks of a trade war.

  24. In India’s Rebound From Trump Blows, Modi Has No Easy Choices World, September 6

    The unraveling of relations between the United States and India has convinced many Indian officials that the country should return to its difficult balancing act of nonalignment.

  25. How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together U.S., September 5

    Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

  26. Deadly Floods Inundate Northern India Video, September 4

    Heavy rains, flash-floods and cloudbursts have battered much of Northern India in recent weeks, killings hundreds of people and displacing more than a million.

  27. Worst Rains in Decades Batter North India, Submerging Crops World, September 4

    The floods, which have killed hundreds, are bad news for farmers weighed down by heavy debt, as India is under pressure from President Trump in tariff negotiations.

  28. 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.

  29. 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.

  30. 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.

  31. 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.

  32. 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.

  33. 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.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.”

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. 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.

  47. 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.