South Asia correspondent @NYTimes, ex-finance editor @NYTimes. Author of Bill Gates book "Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King. " Former @WSJ deputy biz editor.
Tarique Rahman’s BNP claims victory in Bangladesh’s pivotal election after a student-led movement in 2024 toppled the regime of Sheikh Hasina.
https://t.co/AMdJzt1gs3 @PreetaTweets@saifhasnat and Lam Yik Fei.
.@JeffBezos, since I came to India early last summer to be the The Post's India bureau chief, one thing was abundantly clear: in India's media ecosystem very few outlets can do accountability reporting without fear of government censure. The Post is one of them. Since August, we showed the ways Indian billionaires got treated far better than others; the role of Indian conglomerates in fueling Russia's war in Ukraine; India's draconian deportation campaign of Muslims to Bangladesh and stories unpacking the breakdown in diplomatic relations between Washington and New Delhi. We in New Delhi want to keep doing our jobs so The Post readers can understand the South Asia region better — a wish we hope you share. #SaveThePost
I hope the @washingtonpost doesn't cut international coverage. From South Asia, my team and I have reported on the India-Pakistan conflict (yes, the one Trump is obsessed with), insurgencies in the remotest villages (photo below), government overthrows, and China's growing influence in the region.
Heat waves get all the attention, but we over overlook heat stress and its physiological impact. Women bear the brunt.
Women Toiling in India's Insufferable Heat Face a Mounting Toll on Health. https://t.co/qZ1x4jCl8V
Strange story of a Russian woman with her two small daughters, a self proclaimed nature lover, performing yoga and meditation in a forest cave in India. With @PreetaTweets
Indian Police Discover a Russian Woman Living in a Cave With Two Daughters https://t.co/hC32GYO6nP
Inside India, the Sikh cause to carve out a land called Khalistan from the state of Punjab largely fizzled out decades ago. Yet the Indian government still frames the Khalistan movement as a threat to national security — for reasons more mundane but no easier to weed out.
Sikh Activists See It as Freedom. India Calls It Terrorism. https://t.co/aAiDYZkiwN
Sonam Wangchuk has worn many hats: as an engineer, an environmentalist and an education reformer
His work has inspired a Bollywood movie, and he has been honored with what is often called Asia’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award. @PreetaTweets
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I had the privilege of being interviewed by Seattle’s radio star Ross Reynolds for my new book on the @geekwire podcast. Listen to it here:
New book examines the story of Bill Gates and the evolution of his public image https://t.co/kFuinBtyA2 via @GeekWire