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Diaspora

Every Baby Deserves a Healthy Start, No Matter Where They Are Born

June 28 marks International Neonatal Screening Day, a day celebrating one of the remarkable yet often overlooked achievements in modern public health. Every year, millions of babies around the developed…

By Dr. Bijaya Mishra, Special to South Asian Herald · June 28, 2026

Diaspora

Flurys and Lingering Memories

Some memories arrive fully formed, like a familiar scent that opens a door to another time. For me, that scent belongs to Flurys — the Swiss confectionery that arrived on…

By S.P. Singh · June 27, 2026

Diaspora

Where Every Lane Tells a Story

Although there is a Chandni Chowk in most old cities of India but the one at Delhi is the most glamorous and must go to places to really experience India.…

By Sidhartha Mukherjee · June 27, 2026

White House

Opinion: Lessons of War 

It is not surprising that negotiators are plugging along in Switzerland playing deaf to the bluff and bluster of their political bosses back home knowing full well that at the…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · June 26, 2026

Diaspora

When the Story Gets Away From You

In reputation management, optimism is often overrated. The organizations that navigate crises best are rarely the ones that assume everything will go right. They are the ones that spend time…

By Farzana Baduel · June 25, 2026

Culture & Heritage

Ancient Icons, Enduring Myths 

Recently, a post on X caught my attention. The post featured a gilded silver axe, one of the rarest and most remarkable works in Bronze Age metal, from the Bactria-Margiana…

By Aditya Chatterjee · June 23, 2026

Defense

Opinion: Now Begins the Real Test 

The negotiations between Iran and the United States in Switzerland were never passed off to be either friendly or without high dramas; and as expected the first day reportedly had…

By Sridhar Krishnaswami · June 22, 2026

Culture & Heritage

The Greatest Lesson My Dad Taught Me: Never Complain

He was sober, suave, strong, and simple. Devastated by a paralytic stroke that also took away his eyesight, he remained bedridden for his last 18 years and never complained. Whenever…

By Prabhjot Singh · June 21, 2026

Diaspora

Tenth Schedule and the Merger Loophole

In an interesting turn of events, the breakaway faction of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) in the Lok Sabha announced merger with Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), a…

By Mayuri Gupta · June 21, 2026

Defense

When Courts Punish Before They Judge

India’s legal system is wobbling by its own weight. Billed as one of the oldest justice systems that had evolved over centuries, today India’s legal system at best mirrors the…

By Rajiv Theodore · June 20, 2026

Books

Indian Traveler Extraordinaire

Much before Travel Blogs became popular, there were many who traveled widely and wrote extensively about their experiences. The more famous ones were: Megasthenes, Fa-Hien, Marco Polo, Al-Biruni, Ibn Batuta…

By Sidhartha Mukherjee · June 18, 2026

Diaspora

When Power Tries to Write Its Own Legacy

Most people, at some point, want to shape how they will be remembered. The powerful simply have more tools with which to try. This week on When It Hits the…

By Farzana Baduel · June 18, 2026