Weekly News Review
Newsreel Asia explains the week’s key developments through the concerns and experiences of ordinary citizens, while also exploring how scholars and academic disciplines would interpret these events. The programme moves away from partisan political narratives and focuses on evidence, context and the real-world impact of public affairs.
This week’s episode of The India Report by Asad Ashraf connects three major developments—a US missile strike that killed Indian workers abroad, a Gulf ceasefire affecting global fuel and living costs, and India’s push toward 100% ethanol fuel—to explore a common theme: India’s dependence on global decisions. Through a social science lens, the show goes beyond headlines to ask what the nation owes its citizens abroad and how it can strengthen its energy and economic security in an interconnected world.