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Auction of gems linked to Buddha postponed after India legal threat
Ministry of culture tells Sotheby’s it would be ‘participating in continued colonial exploitation’ if sale of gems goes ahead
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Tory Brexiters contradict Badenoch criticism of UK-India trade deal
Senior Conservatives praise deal and say tax exemptions for seconded workers are routine
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent
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India-Pakistan crisis: what we know so far
Indian missile strikes on Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir mark dramatic escalation in long-simmering conflict
Kate Lamb and Jonathan Yerushalmy
World
Pakistan decries ‘act of war’ as it retaliates against India missile attack
India claims strikes, which followed attack on Hindu tourists in Kashmir last month, targeted ‘terrorist infrastructure’
Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Aakash Hassan in Kashmir
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Wednesday briefing: Pakistan vows response to ‘act of war’ after India’s cross-border strikes
What you need to know about Indian strikes in response to terrorist attack in Kashmir last month
Archie Bland
Global development
I’m a woman of 48 – and as replaceable in the office as the swivel chair at my desk | Nilanjana Bhowmick
In India, as elsewhere, ‘menopenalisation’ means women in middle age are failed by their employers and wider society
Nilanjana Bhowmick
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Search suspended with 10-year-old still missing after boat capsizes off San Diego
Officials recover body of girl’s 14-year-old brother as her mother is hospitalized and father remains in coma
Cy Neff
World
India and Pakistan’s dispute over Kashmir – explained in 30 seconds
Countries have fought three wars over Himalayan region, which is divided by heavily armed border
Peter Beaumont
Politics
UK and India agree ‘landmark’ trade deal after three years of negotiations
Deal could help UK industries hit by Trump tariffs, as ministers say it will add £4.8bn a year to economy by 2040
Eleni Courea and Kiran Stacey
World
India tries to halt auction of Piprahwa gems found with Buddha’s remains
Ministers claim sale in Hong Kong is unlawful and are demanding repatriation of relics buried in third-century BC
David Batty
Politics
Badenoch says UK-India trade deal is one she rejected as business secretary – as it happened
Tory leader says she refused to sign the deal due to a number of sticking points
Andrew Sparrow
Politics
Starmer beats Trump to the line in race for trade deal with India
India has made concessions in trade negotiations, leaving UK heralding deal as ‘most significant’ since Brexit
Lisa O'Carroll
Environment
Weather tracker: Deadly storms in India and huge hailstones in Paris
Severe thunderstorms around Delhi cause seven deaths, with western Europe also hit by stormy conditions
James Parrish (MetDesk)
Global development
From Sri Lanka to Tanzania: the pioneering hotels run entirely by women
In countries where tourism is still a male domain, all-female establishments are providing much-needed job opportunities
Sarah Johnson
World
Thousands detained, homes blown up: Kashmiris tell of crackdown ‘living hell’
Indian authorities’ response to deadly attack on tourists sparks fear, anxiety and bad memories across Kashmir
Aakash Hassan and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi
Global development
‘They threatened to bulldoze my house’: fear and violence stalk journalists in Modi’s India
Attacks and self censorship, draconian anti-terror laws and tycoons’ control over the media, are all seen as eroding the country’s democracy
Guardian reporter
Politics
MPs urge David Lammy to intervene as British man remains in jail in India
Jagtar Singh Johal’s hopes of being freed on bail have been dashed for now despite being cleared of charges in one case
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Kashmir in crisis / Carney’s carnival: inside the 2 May Guardian Weekly
Tension between India and Pakistan. Plus Canada’s rebuke to Trump
Graham Snowdon
Environment
India and Pakistan already sweltering in ‘new normal’ heatwave conditions
Temperatures south Asians dread each year arrive early as experts talk of ever shorter transition to summer-like heat
Penelope MacRae in Delhi
Opinion
A massacre has reignited the forever war between India and Pakistan – once more, Kashmiri voices are missing
The people of Kashmir have had little or no say in their future for as long as I can remember. This cycle must end, says novelist Mirza Waheed
Mirza Waheed
World
‘India can starve us’: farmers in Pakistan decry suspension of crucial water treaty
Indus treaty, which had survived 65 years and three wars between countries, has been paused after Kashmir attack
Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad
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‘Pakistan is the root of the problem’: Kashmir attack stokes anger in India
Pressure grows on Modi and his Hindu nationalist government to mount a military response
Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Aakash Hassan in Delhi
World
India test-fires missiles as tensions rise with Pakistan after Kashmir attack
Indian navy showcases its ability to carry out strikes, while Pakistani minister says nuclear weapons ‘are targeted at you’
Penelope MacRae in Delhi
World
India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack
Tensions between nuclear-armed countries escalate after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory
Penelope McRae in Delhi