South Asia bureau chief, The New York Times. Previously: senior correspondent, Afghanistan. Views are my own.
New Delhi, India
Joined February 2011
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“The writing becomes your shelter — to express yourself and relieve yourself, to purge it out.”
— a full 2-page spread on the life and art of Gulzar in yesterday’s @nytimes.
nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world…
At 92, Gulzar writes with the same discipline that's helped him refine & reinvent his art decade after decade - building an enormous body of work known for its tenderness.
This summer, I spent time with him at his Mumbai home for this @nytimes profile:
nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world…
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Given all the uncertainties, trolling, mental battles and quiet tears she has endured in her career, October 30 being a date now associated with @JemiRodrigues is THE biggest win for an absolute gem of a cricketer!
Have been smiling at my TL all day. Grit, fearless, resilient. What a great legacy to leave behind and she hasn't even properly begun yet.
Have some reading for you guys, which I will replug shamelessly. @bijuthecoach, Prashant Shetty and @wvraman spoke to Sportstar about their favourite Jemi, the gem who refused to break 👉 bit.ly/48op24n
Photos by the incredible @EmmanualYogini
#WomensCricket #CWC25
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And now for some good news that I have been hoarding for a long time….
I have a novel, my first, coming out next week. Here’s a first look at the cover. And a pre-order link on Amazon should you wish to buy it…
amzn.in/d/035xk0M5
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We are now reaching a point where critics of the ruling party will be hounded, their parents dragged in and courts will legitimise ludicrous demands of cancellation of passport and Aadhaar. Absolutely shameful!
BREAKING: Madras High Court issues notice on plea seeking investigation into the identity and background of journalist Saurav Das, including his parents, and cancellation of his passport and Aadhaar card if allegations are established.
@SauravDassss @Cockroachisback
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When told people like you with your kind of passports should expect this treatment and that if we argued against that obviously disgusting comment we would be considered a threat to other passengers and not boarded is not treating everyone exactly the same but it is racist
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“Ek kachori, do samosa…
In mardon ka kya bharosa..."
How safe is a cricket match in India for women, especially the late-night games?
Several women fans/reporters open up about their thoughts about a topic that hardly (anyone?) Is spoken about.
wisden.com/cricket-news/i-do…
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Trump on solar panels: "They kill all the animals. The animals jump on them and they fry."
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Five years ago, I started working on an idea for a book. This labor of love is finally ready for the world to read. My book, Everyday Revolutions: The Audacity of Being Muslim and Woman in India will be out on November 17. @BloomsburyIndia
Pre-order link: bloomsbury.com/in/everyday-r…
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🚨The SIR has repeatedly been sold as an exercise to identify “illegal foreigners”. Data from at least six states shows only 1,600 found in a combined electorate of over 98 million. Also no standardised SOPs were issued which means several states didn’t even collect this data. @htTweets
So sorry to hear, @sadatroya1. This is just awful.
I hope the wonderful Ustad Deldar is doing ok.
از صفحه رویا سادات:
از مردم شریف ما، از همه دوستان، همکاران و همراهانی که در این روزهای دشوار با پیامهای پرمهر و صمیمانه در کنار ما ایستادهاند، قلبا سپاسگزاریم. همدلی و حمایت شما بزرگترین پشتوانه ماست.
قسمی که می دانید در تاریخ 24 اکتبر، همسرم، استاد عزیز دلداردر جریان گفتوگویی درباره حق آموزش دختران، در برابر چشمان من و فرزندانم مورد حمله فیزیکی قرار گرفت و بهشدت زخمی شد. این حادثه برای خانواده ما تجربهای دردناک و تکاندهنده بود و پیامدهای حادثه همچنان بر خانواده ما سنگینی میکند. فرزندانم و مادرم که از مریضی قلبی رنج میبرد، هنوز با شوک و فشار روانی ناشی از این رویداد دستوپنجه نرم میکنند.
مهاجمان در حال حاضر در بازداشت به سر میبرند و روند رسیدگی قضایی ادامه دارد.
عزیز دلدار سالهای زیادی از زندگی خود را صرف آموزش، نویسندگی و تولید آثار هنری کرده است. او در مقام استاد دانشگاه، فلمساز و نویسنده، از طریق قصهها، فیلمنامهها، فلمها و سریالهایش به مسائل اجتماعی افغانستان پرداخته و از آزادی، برابری و کرامت انسانی سخن گفته است. دفاع از این ارزشها بخشی از باورها و مسیر زندگی ماست. به همین دلیل، حق آموزش دختران و مسایل حقوق زنان، بهویژه در شرایط کنونی افغانستان، برای ما مسئلهای مهم و بنیادین است.
آنچه رخ داد، تنها یک رویداد خشونتآمیز شخصی نیست. این حادثه نگرانیهای جدیتری را درباره پیامدهای حمایت از طالبان، تلاش برای توجیه و عادیسازی عملکرد این گروه در خارج از افغانستان را مطرح می سازد؛ که باید جلو آن از جانب کشور های میزبان به صوت قانونی گرفته شود.
مجداد از پیام های صمیمانه ی تک تک شما گرامیان سپاسگزاریم!
با حرمت
@sadatroya1
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BJP protesting at one of the three designated protest sites after applying for permission 10 days in advance.
All traders happy in Delhi.
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In India there will never be an apology. They will simply switch sides if the situation arises and move on like nothing wrong happened.
📺 “We reported events one-sidedly for years”: Serbian TV apologizes to viewers after Vučić's party loses the election
Radio Television of Vojvodina (RTV) opened its news broadcast with footage of celebrations following the Student List's election victory — scenes it had failed to show the previous evening.
“For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly, and failed to ask the necessary questions. For that, we owe our viewers an apology,” news anchor Goran Eror said.
Following the controversy, RTV's acting editor-in-chief Nenad Čačić resigned.
A similar incident occurred in Hungary, where state television also apologized to viewers after Viktor Orbán's election defeat.
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One of the winners in the election today, new Knesset member
Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin says Jewish morality requires killing the babies of your enemies.
"Because I'm Jewish, and I guess I'm a little bit weak morally, I don't want to see babies being killed," but "morally that's what should have been done," Feiglin says.
"If we would have done [to] Gaza...what the Americans did in Nagasaki…this movie NAZA…would have never came. The world would be with us just as they were with us after we won the Six-Day War."
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Four Arabs have won the Nobel peace prize for science & medical achievements.
Steve Jobs was half Syrian.
Algebra, chemistry, the first alphabet, the modern hospital system and pulmonary circulation were all discovered or created in the Mideast.
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There are no shortcuts in SIR analysis.
The proof is in voter rolls.
Using district-data, past survey data to discredit is shoddy journalism.
The only way to prove or disprove is mass analysis like the below story.
Rest are distractions.
thehindu.com/data/muslims-di…
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"Little or no action is being taken by #Israel or Member States to stop the atrocities against the #Palestinian people," Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, told the UN General Assembly's 3rd Committee. #UNGA81
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I hate this condescending whataboutism. Yes Bret, if the interior minister of Japan was a right-wing religious zealot using US taxpayer money for ethnic cleansing, they would probably be better known.
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Lifelong voters, 13/14 family members deleted from electoral roll
#SIR nightmare continues for many
@_sabahgurmat reporting from Trilokpuri, Delhi
"Why were we deleted?"
Ramesh, a long-time #Delhi voter, said “13 or 14 members” of his family were deleted. He didn’t receive any notice. He found out 3 days ago through volunteer groups helping deleted voters in the national capital
@_sabahgurmat reporting from Trilokpuri