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Neha Banka
Neha Banka is a journalist based in Kolkata, India. Neha produces longform news reports focusing on a wide range of subjects. She specialises in reporting on the Asia-Pacific with a focus on the Korean Peninsula, and producing original international news reports. She also reports on India's West Bengal state, cross-border issues, migration, climate and environment, public health and indigenous rights, among other subjects. Neha has reported from several countries, with bylines in international publications, as well as The Indian Express.
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Explained: Israel and UAE normalise relations; here’s what it means for the Middle EastSubscriber Only
August 14, 2020 17:15 IST
The agreement comes after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to suspend plans to annex parts of the West Bank, one that had been bitterly criticised by these Gulf Arab states, Europe and a few other countries around the world.
Fri, Aug 14, 2020
Explained: Who is Jimmy Lai, and why does his arrest in Hong Kong matter?Subscriber Only
August 10, 2020 21:08 IST
On Monday, one of the most high-profile enforcement of this law came with the arrest of business tycoon Jimmy Lai. Here’s a low-down on everything you need to know about why Lai’s case is important.
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
Explained: Why Alexander Lukashenko will have to fight harder to retain Belarus this timeSubscriber Only
August 08, 2020 16:50 IST
Tikhanovskaya is just one of Lukashenko’s worries. Since May, Belarus has witnessed large-scale protests against his presidency with demands for free and fair elections and the release of political prisoners.
Sun, Aug 09, 2020
Explained: All you need to know about running mates in the 2020 US ElectionsSubscriber Only
August 05, 2020 09:47 IST
In this explainer, Chris Edelson, Assistant Professor of Government at the American University in Washington DC, answers all questions that you may have on running mates in the US elections.
Wed, Aug 12, 2020
Explained: How North American sports teams have historically misappropriated Native American cultureSubscriber Only
August 03, 2020 21:00 IST
Sustained efforts by activists over the past few years have forced these professional sports teams to rethink how their use of these names, symbols and imagery could be offensive.
Tue, Aug 04, 2020
Donald Trump wants the US elections to be postponed. Is it possible?Subscriber Only
July 30, 2020 21:30 IST
Since Wednesday, Trump has railed on Twitter against mail-in voting, making claims of a “rigged election” and that votes, specifically in New York state, were “missing”.
Sat, Aug 01, 2020
Durga meme row and other reasons why Israeli PM’s son Yair Netanyahu is always in the newsSubscriber Only
July 29, 2020 16:36 IST
Since 2017, after the launch of investigations into corruption charges involving his father, Yair Netanyahu stepped in more prominently into the public sphere, using his social media platforms to tell the investigating authorities and his father’s opponents exactly what he has to say about them.
Thu, Jul 30, 2020
Explained: Why Israel has been witnessing weeks of large-scale protests against PM NetanyahuSubscriber Only
July 28, 2020 00:10 IST
The Netanyahu family has been publicly criticising these protestors, with the prime minister's son Yair Netanyahu taking the lead, despite not holding any official position in the government.
Tue, Jul 28, 2020
Explained: Why Thailand’s students have demanded amendments to school haircut rulesSubscriber Only
July 26, 2020 00:43 IST
For decades, schools in Thailand have enforced strict rules regarding hair length and styles for male and female students. Violations of these rules involve penalties, including humiliating haircuts in public.
Mon, Jul 27, 2020
Explained: Why historians have called for a review of UK’s citizenship testSubscriber Only
July 23, 2020 14:29 IST
The test appears to glorify Britain’s colonial past, say the historians.
Thu, Jul 23, 2020
Explained: Why Netflix cancelled a Turkish drama after row over an LGBTQ characterSubscriber Only
July 22, 2020 17:35 IST
Although Turkey is more liberal than some of its neighbours when it comes to LGBTQ rights, and homosexuality has been legal in the country’s modern history, activists say the scenario has been changing under the present government.
Wed, Jul 22, 2020
Explained: Why the Chicago Mayor called Trump top aide ‘Karen’Subscriber Only
July 17, 2020 18:20 IST
This week, it was the turn of White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany to be called 'Karen' by Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Who is a 'Karen'?
Sun, Jul 19, 2020
Borders melt for Indian patients seeking treatment in Nepal’s snakebite treatment centres Subscriber Only
July 16, 2020 14:31 IST
Snakebite patients in northern West Bengal use the Indo-Nepal border crossing to enter Nepal on their way to the snakebite treatment centre at Chaarali.
Tue, Nov 10, 2020
Explained: Why Armenia and Azerbaijan are at loggerheads over Nagorno-Karabakh againSubscriber Only
July 14, 2020 20:16 IST
This past weekend, tensions escalated at the border between the two countries and resulted in the death of at least four Azerbaijani soldiers. Following the killings, Armenia and Azerbaijan were engaged in a verbal spat, accusing the other of having instigated the most recent conflict.
Sun, Sep 27, 2020
Explained: Srebrenica massacre, the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian MuslimsSubscriber Only
July 12, 2020 16:01 IST
On July 11, 25 years on, commemoration services were held at the Srebrenica-Potocari Memorial and Cemetery in remembrance of the victims of the massacre. During this ceremony, bodies of nine victims that were recently identified were buried in the cemetery.
Mon, Jul 13, 2020
Explained: Why Hagia Sophia’s return as mosque puts Turkey’s secular credentials on a prayerSubscriber Only
July 11, 2020 16:12 IST
In a televised address to the country, Erdogan said the conversion would require six months to complete. Throughout his speech, observers noted that the president made no mention of Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish republic, perhaps in a deliberate move to remove that association from the Hagia Sophia.
Mon, Jul 13, 2020
Explained: The strange case of Turkmenistan, the country with ‘no COVID-19 cases’Subscriber Only
July 09, 2020 09:31 IST
Turkmenistan and Covid-19: Due to strict government controls over the dissemination of information, it is difficult to assess the ground situation.
Sun, Jul 12, 2020
Explained: Why 160-year-old Vladivostok has a Chinese connectionSubscriber Only
July 07, 2020 01:26 IST
Before Primorsky Krai, of which Vladivostok is the administrative capital, became Russian territory in 1860, it was a relatively small Manchu settlement under the sovereignty of the Qing dynasty.
Tue, Jul 07, 2020
Explained: Why Finland’s air force stopped using swastika symbolSubscriber Only
July 04, 2020 17:33 IST
The Air Force’s spokesperson had acknowledged in the official statement that the use of the swastika in the old insignia “had caused misunderstandings from time to time”.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020
Explained: Why Turkey wants to convert Hagia Sophia into a mosqueSubscriber Only
July 03, 2020 21:48 IST
The construction of this iconic structure in Istanbul started in 532 AD during the reign of Justinian I, the ruler of the Byzantine Empire, when the city was known as Constantinople.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
Explained: Israel’s plan to annex West Bank and why is Netanyahu doing itSubscriber Only
July 02, 2020 14:41 IST
These annexation plans have been extremely controversial because it would mean Israel unilaterally declaring sovereignty over parts of occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank. Such moves by Netanyahu are also contrary to the two-state solution and have the potential to trigger further conflict in the region.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020
Explained: Why Russia has to vote on a constitutional referendum in the middle of a pandemicSubscriber Only
June 26, 2020 20:32 IST
Polls have opened in Russia on Thursday for a week-long vote on a constitutional reform that would allow President Vladimir Putin to stay in power until 2036.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
70 years of the Korean War: India’s lesser-known role in halting itSubscriber Only
June 25, 2020 18:58 IST
India played a unique role throughout the Korean War, having no specific geo-political interests in the Korean Peninsula and maintaining a neutral position before and during the war years, yet believing in the reunification of the peninsula.
Wed, Jun 26, 2024
70 years of the Korean War: Why Ethiopia jumped into a distant war and remained unvanquishedSubscriber Only
June 24, 2020 17:30 IST
It was the first time that Ethiopia had been involved in a war outside the African continent. A closer look at Ethiopia's history during and after the Second World War shows why the country became involved in an unrelated war so far away.
Fri, Jun 26, 2020
Explained: Why the American Museum of Natural History wants to remove Theodore Roosevelt’s statueSubscriber Only
June 22, 2020 15:39 IST
Why has the American Museum of Natural History asked the New York City government to remove the statue of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States who was in office from 1901 to 1909?
Wed, Jun 24, 2020Journalism of Courage
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