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Omkar Khandekar

Omkar Khandekar

Producer at NPR/National Public Radio Online

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Students from India and China Rethink Studying in the U.S.

The United States hosts many students and scientific researchers from the world's two largest countries, India and China. The U.S. is seen as one of the best places to get and education and on the cutting edge of innovation. But a series of moves by the Trump administration, including greater scrutiny of those applying for student visa and, in the case of China, threats to revoke some visas, are making some rethink their plans.
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India (and its kids) are out to conquer the world of chess

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.
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India-Pakistan ceasefire holds for a 2nd day

The ceasefire has halted what some analysts say was the most serious fighting between the two countries since a 1971 war. But India's recent suspension of a key water-sharing treaty remains in place.
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After Kashmir attack, India downgrades ties with Pakistan and suspe...

The day after a deadly attack, India announced it was closing a border with Pakistan, downgrading its diplomatic ties and suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack.
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Photos: Hey, that monkey just stole my glasses!

In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses — and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's one more sign of the impact of urbanization on the wild.
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In Kashmir, voting begins in first local elections since India revo...

In Indian-controlled Kashmir, residents are voting in elections that some hope will lead to restoration of the territory's statehood, which ended when it became a federally governed territory in 2019.
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In Kamala Harris' ancestral village in India, people cheer her U.S....

The residents of Thulasendrapuram in southern India are rooting for Kamala Harris, whose maternal grandfather lived in the village a century ago. They've organized prayers for her in the local temple.
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More than 120 people are killed in one of India's deadliest stampedes

An official inquiry is under way to determine what caused the stampede at a religious gathering in northern India.
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Narendra Modi claims India election win, but no landslide - NPR

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won a third term, but voters drastically clipped his wings by handing his alliance a narrower margin than predicted.
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In a remote Indian state, trading cash and gifts for votes is an op...

India's election commission says bribery is one of the biggest challenges to free and fair elections. In tiny Arunachal Pradesh, some voters receive the equivalent of up to a year's average earnings.
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India kicks off elections lasting 6 weeks. Here's what to know

India goes to polls in a month in the world’s largest elections. Here are three things to know about the contest that could see Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a third term.