India’s tiny Himalayan tribe, forgotten by the world’s largest democracy
As India braces for elections, the Totos, one of the world’s smallest tribes, have little hope that they’ll be heard. They’ve learned that from experience, they say.
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Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan PM for second term after controversial vote
Sharif returns to the role he held until August last year when parliament was dissolved ahead of the February 8 election.
As Pakistan’s newly elected parliament meets, a look at the PM candidates
While ex-PM Shehbaz Sharif of the PMLN-PPP alliance is a frontrunner, independents backed by Imran Khan’s PTI hope to clinch a surprise.
Pakistan’s election chaos casts shadow on next IMF deal
Ex-PM Imran Khan has asked the IMF to factor in alleged rigging in recent elections. But that’s dangerous for Pakistan, economists say.
Pakistan’s PTI faces uphill battle as rivals unite, Imran Khan in jail
It has staked a claim to form the government but has neither the numbers nor the allies.
‘We want dignity’: Indian farmers defy pellets, drones to demand new deal
Two years after they brought the Indian capital to a standstill, farmers say Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has betrayed its promises.