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Covering geo-political news and current affairs across Asia

Tag: Hinduism

Posted inCovid-19

Politics, religion undermine India’s war on virus

by Sumit Sharma October 14, 2020October 15, 2020

Politics and religion are a heady mix anywhere in the world, but this is particularly true in India as it battles to contain Covid-19 while gradually lifting the lockdown and reviving the economy. With this as the backdrop, getting people to focus on places of worship just before the month-long Hindus festival season may be […]

Posted inGallery

Asia’s houses of the holy

by Tom Coyner August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Posted inGallery

Asia’s servants of the Gods

by Tom Coyner August 2, 2020August 2, 2020
Posted inIndia

Pilgrims trickle back to Ganges as lockdown eases

by Bhuvan Bagga July 1, 2020July 1, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Malaysia

Malaysia’s Indians face growing racial hostility

by Albert Wilkins June 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Dominant ethnic groups shape national identity

by Manoj Kumar Mishra April 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

BJP perverting Hinduism for electoral victory

by Bhim Bhurtel March 21, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Holy cows threaten Modi’s return to power

by Shivam Vij February 8, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, European Union, India, South Asia, World

Why India will supersede China – Part 2

by Jan Krikke December 5, 2018December 5, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

New Delhi’s idiocy and dilly-dallying must stop

by Bhim Bhurtel October 15, 2018
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

India’s Dalit women lack access to healthcare and die young

by Shazia Nigar June 15, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAustralia, Bhutan, China, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Are religious people happier than non-religious people?

by Kayonda Hubert Ngamaba February 28, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, World

Religious intolerance in Asia: victimizing ‘the other’

by Sunil Kukreja January 1, 2018
Posted inChina, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Religious traditions play role in India’s pollution problem

by Jeremy Luedi December 12, 2017
Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Hindu chauvinists’ troubling siege of the Taj Mahal

by Shashi Tharoor November 12, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, South Asia, Thailand

Otherworldly send-off for revered Thai king

by Richard S Ehrlich October 21, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Let the temple doors swing open for Indian singer Yesudas

by E Jaya Kumar October 3, 2017February 18, 2020
Posted inIndia, South Asia

Slideshow: India’s spectacular religious festivals

by Asia Times staff and Reuters January 15, 2017February 18, 2020

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