Mumbai Attack Update
Nov 27th, 2008 · Jyoti Thottam, Time magazine's bureau chief for South Asia, gives an update on the series of terror attacks in India's financial hub of Mumbai.
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Who's Behind Mumbai Attacks? *
Nov 26th, 2008 · Ashley Tellis, senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an expert in international security and South Asia, analyzes the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India. The attacks killed at least 78 people.
Book: Finding America, Losing Home *
Apr 8th, 2008 · Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's discusses Unaccustomed Earth, her new collection of short stories. Lahiri's writing illuminates the experiences of first and second generation Americans who trace their roots to South Asia, and how the quest to become successful in this country can exact a price.
Brits Asked to Ease Migrant Rules to Save Curry
Feb 21st, 2008 · The favorite takeout dish in Britain is chicken tikka masala. But a new law restricting migrant workers from South Asia is putting Indian restaurants out of business. Authorities are being urged to ease the restrictions to avert a crisis in the restaurant industry.
Suit Accuses Homeland Security of Illegal Searches
Feb 15th, 2008 · Two civil liberties groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security to force it to disclose its policy for searching U.S. citizens and their electronic devices when re-entering the United States. In more than two dozen cases, citizens returning from the Middle East or South Asia were forced to submit to searches of their laptops and cell phones.
Bhutto's Death Forces U.S. to Rethink S. Asia Policy
Dec 29th, 2007 · Benazir Bhutto's assassination has forced the Bush administration to reappraise its policies in South Asia. Some analysts say the White House has focused too narrowly on Afghanistan, when in fact there's much more at stake for the United States in nuclear-armed Pakistan.
U.S. Carefully Adjusts to Musharraf, Pakistan
Nov 3rd, 2007 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is calling Gen. Pervez Musharraf's declaration of a state of emergency in Pakistan "regrettable," as the White House expresses disappointment with Musharraf, a key U.S. ally. Host Jacki Lyden discusses with Teresita Schaffer, a former diplomat and director of the South Asia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
DJ Rekha Fusing Native, New Sounds *
Oct 19th, 2007 · Critically acclaimed DJ Rekha crafted a sound all her own with music that merges the traditional Bhangra music of South Asia with modern-day hip-hop beats. Her debut album is titled, "Rekha Presents Basement Bhangra." She talks with Farai Chideya about her influences and musical journey.
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