Beyond Borders
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‘How is my city?’ In Delhi, a meeting with Partition migrants from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dera Ismail Khan had a significant Hindu population that migrated to India. Decades later, a Pakistani journalist met some families from his hometown.
Ehtesham Hassan
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Hyper nationalism outside, desolate inside: A guide to the Wagah-Attari border crossing
When Islamabad and New Delhi come to their senses and make peace, the landmark immigration point will be full of bazaar cacophony so natural to Southasia.
Kanak Mani Dixit
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From Canada to Khalistan: What maps encompass and exclude
Maps produced me, contouring my family’s movements for a half-century.
Ajay Gandhi
Trending
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Lok Sabha elections: Fifth phase records estimated voter turnout of 60.48%
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‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
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Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
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For Ruskin Bond, a busy railway station has often been the best place to find – and write – a story
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Opinion: ‘The New York Times’ and its undeserved Pulitzer
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India and Pakistan must end the Partition of families and let them reunite – before it is too late
In the 75th year of the Independence, both countries should ease the visa and bureaucratic hurdles that keep them apart.
Tridivesh Singh Maini
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A Belgian farmer accidentally annexed France by moving a rock. What does it say about borders?
Man-made boundaries are fragile. They contradict the apparent solidity in an atlas or on Google Maps.
Imogen Wegman, The Conversation
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Around the world, there’s a battle of storytelling about migrants and Muslims. Populists are winning
Because it’s a contest of storytelling, the sworn enemies of the populists are people like me: writers and journalists. Truth tellers, writes Suketu Mehta.
Suketu Mehta
Video
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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It's time to redraw the world's very unequal knowledge map
There are huge global inequalities in knowledge production and exchange. What drives this inequality and how can it be corrected?
Laura Czerniewicz, The Conversation
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The web is not actually getting any more global
The vast majority of digital transactions are still domestic.
Nikhil Sonnad, qz.com