UN group: No legal basis for Jagtar Singh Johal’s detention in India
By Calum McKay & Katie Hunter BBC Scotland The detention of a Scottish Sikh man in India has no legal…
Why India’s real Covid toll may never be known
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic More than 4.7 million people in India – nearly 10 times higher than…
Ukraine war: A wake-up call for India – the world’s biggest cooking oil importer
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Russia-Ukraine war Indonesia, the world’s biggest producer of palm oil, announced last week that it…
Whisky and visas could be part of a UK-India trade deal
By Dharshini David Global trade correspondent, BBC News Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he wants a free trade deal with…
Ukraine war: Can India feed the world?
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Last week, Indian PM Narendra Modi told US President Joe Biden that India was…
Why some Indians die younger than others
Soutik Biswas India correspondent A new-born Indian can expect to live for 69 years, just three years short…
Merle Oberon: India’s forgotten Hollywood star
By Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Delhi Merle Oberon, a Hollywood star of the black and white era, is a forgotten…
Why people get away with hate speech in India
By Sharanya Hrishikesh BBC News, Delhi Is it really easy to get away with hate speech in India? A spate…
Is India planning to shrink its army?
Soutik Biswas India correspondent A 23-year-old man last week claimed that he had run 50 hours from his home in…
Ukraine: Russia praises India for not judging war in ‘one-sided way’
Russia-Ukraine war Russia has praised India for not judging the conflict in Ukraine in a “one-sided way” as foreign…