Magazine

Playing for ‘Our Own,’ Afghan Cricket Stars Return Home as Heroes

Cricket has had a remarkable rise in Afghanistan, after its first team was born, more than a decade ago, by players returning home from the dusty parks of a refugee camp in Pakistan.

Young India in the Grip of Diabetes

A wealthier India sees alarming rise in adolescent diabetes.

IVF: Assisting Indians to Give Birth at 50

Controversial IVF doctor gives hope to older Indian women.

Can Netflix & Amazon Disrupt India’s Streaming Video Market?

U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon recently fired a fresh salvo in India with its video streaming service, Amazon Prime Video.

The Ends of Democracy

In the Summer 1989, as the Soviet Union crumbled, the political scientist Francis Fukuyama authored a widely celebrated...

July 2017

Brown In Trump’s America

Indian Americans, who have long basked in their publicly celebrated success as a “model minority,” are discovering themselves in the cross hairs of growing xenophobia.

Casting Ouch

Sometimes the message and a superstar messenger just don’t fit.

‘Phone Romeos’ India’s Look For The Right One Through Wrong Numbers

In a glass-sided call center, police constables clicketyclack on computer keyboards, on the trail of a particularly Indian...

Lighting Up The Cigar Trade

Indians are making a mark in cigar manufacturing, an industry dominated by long-established Cuban and Latin family-owned businesses.