Emily Wax

Articles by Emily Wax

Poor police training among security concerns in Mumbai (November 24, 2009)

India says 2 charged in Chicago may be tied to Mumbai siege (November 18, 2009)

Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa sought to silence astrologer Bandara (November 17, 2009)

In India, More Women Demand Toilets Before Marriage (October 12, 2009)

Kabul Embassy Attack May Intensify India-Pakistan Proxy War (October 11, 2009)

Letter From New Delhi: India Loses Patience With the Super-Rich (October 6, 2009)

Consternation in India Over $23,000 Commemorative Gandhi Pen (October 3, 2009)

Montblanc's Gandhi Pen Prompts Howls in India (October 2, 2009)

New Jewish Outreach Center in Mumbai Keeps Address Private (September 30, 2009)

New Jewish Outreach Center in Mumbai Keeps Address Private (September 29, 2009)

U.S. Firms See Opportunity as India Boosts Defense Budget (September 26, 2009)

Hollywood Finally Challenging India's Booming Bollywood Over Knockoffs (August 26, 2009)

Despite Promises to Bolster Defenses, India Remains Vulnerable (August 22, 2009)

Indian Actor's Questioning at Airport Draws Criticism (August 16, 2009)

Nepal's Natural Beauty Faces Risk of Fading (August 1, 2009)

Tibetans in Nepal Feel Financial, Political Pressure as Carpet Industry Unravels (July 29, 2009)

India's First Wal-Mart Draws Excitement, Not Protest (July 13, 2009)

Gay Activist in India Works to Build Political Party Focused on the Marginalized (July 6, 2009)

New Delhi Lifts Colonial-Era Ban on Gay Sex (July 3, 2009)

New Reports, Imagery Contradict Sri Lankan Government on Civilian No-Fire Zone (May 30, 2009)

U.N. Chief Calls Sri Lanka War Zone 'Very Sobering' (May 24, 2009)

Sri Lanka Leader Rejects War Crimes Investigation (May 23, 2009)

As Sri Lanka Savors Victory, Challenges of Reconciliation and Resettlement Loom (May 22, 2009)

Red Cross Barred From Sri Lankan Refugee Camp (May 21, 2009)

U.N. Presses Sri Lanka to Allow Aid Workers Free Access to War Zone, Civilians (May 21, 2009)

Sri Lanka's President Urges Unity (May 20, 2009)

Tamil Tigers Chief Prabhakaran Reportedly Killed, Effectively Ending Sri Lanka War (May 19, 2009)

Tamil Tiger Rebels Admit Defeat in Sri Lanka, Vow to Silence Guns (May 18, 2009)

Manmohan Singh of Congress Party Is Reelected as India's Prime Minister (May 17, 2009)

When the Little Ones Run the Show (May 14, 2009)

Newly Frugal Indians Revive Tiffin Tradition (May 10, 2009)

A Rising Anger in India's Streets (May 1, 2009)

In India, a Grass-Roots Shift (April 30, 2009)

Latest in Indian Footwear: Protest (April 28, 2009)

New Delhi Goes Gaga Over Obamas' Puppy (April 26, 2009)

Sri Lanka Gives Rebels 24 Hours to Surrender After Civilians Escape War Zone (April 21, 2009)

India's Muslims See Bias in Housing (April 19, 2009)

India's Heartland Expected to Play Decisive Role in Elections (April 16, 2009)

U.S. Visa Delays Leave Skilled Foreign Workers in Specialized Fields Stranded (April 12, 2009)

India's Youth Vote Rises From Ashes Of Mumbai Attacks (April 7, 2009)

U.S. Visa Limits Hit Indian Workers (April 6, 2009)

Taking the World's Cheapest Car for a Spin (March 24, 2009)

A Young Lama Weighs Tibetans' Future (March 17, 2009)

On a Ballfield in Sri Lanka, Healing the Wounds of War (March 14, 2009)

Tibetan Leader Warns Of Cultural ‘Extinction' — Dalai Lama Marks Uprising's Anniversary (March 11, 2009)

A Strike at the 'Soul' of S. Asia (March 4, 2009)

Privacy Goes Public in War-Torn Sri Lanka — At Military Checkpoints, Modesty Is a Casualty (March 3, 2009)

Bangladeshi Border Guards End Mutiny (February 27, 2009)

Violence Breaks Out Along Bangladesh's Frontiers (February 26, 2009)

Lone Surviving Gunman Charged in Mumbai Attacks (February 26, 2009)

Sri Lanka's War On Several Fronts (February 22, 2009)

Rebel Air Attack Kills 3 in Sri Lankan Capital (February 21, 2009)

'Slumdog' Composer Competes for Oscars (February 19, 2009)

Sri Lanka Debates Fate of War Refugees in Government Camps (February 15, 2009)

Civilians Fleeing War in Sri Lanka Describe Forbidding Terrain, Killings (February 13, 2009)

Invisible Boundary in the Internet Age (February 13, 2009)

'Without Me, They Couldn't Win the War' (February 11, 2009)

Tamil Tiger Suicide Bomber Kills 28 at Refugee Camp (February 10, 2009)

Families Hurt by Sri Lanka War View Army Offensive With Hope (February 7, 2009)

Sri Lankan Leader Says Tamil Rebels Nearly Defeated (February 5, 2009)

'Slumdog Millionaire' Detractors Say Child Actors Were Underpaid (January 31, 2009)

India's Quiet Diplomatic Coup: Kashmir Eliminated From U.S. Envoy's Mandate (January 30, 2009)

U.N. Evacuates Wounded Civilians From Sri Lanka (January 29, 2009)

250,000 Civilians Stuck in Sri Lanka War Zone, Red Cross, U.N. Say (January 29, 2009)

Behind a New Delhi Suburb's Golden Image (January 28, 2009)

In India, Talk About 'Slumdog Millionaire' Focuses on Depiction of Slums (January 23, 2009)

'Sister Soldiers,' Bound by Cancer (January 22, 2009)

Editor's Killing Highlights Increasing Risks for Sri Lankan Media (January 15, 2009)

Economic Slump Scales Down India's Lavish Weddings (January 10, 2009)

India Debates Siege Suspect's Legal Rights (December 21, 2008)

A Wounded Stray Inspires Hope in Anxious Mumbai (December 20, 2008)

Cellphone Calls Offer Clues to Motives of Mumbai Attackers (December 16, 2008)

Investigators in India Turn Focus to Homegrown Suspects (December 11, 2008)

In India, Muslims Mark a Somber Eid (December 10, 2008)

In Outcry Over Siege, Two Indias Emerge (December 9, 2008)

Mumbai Attacks Leave Children Traumatized, Insecure (December 7, 2008)

Two Suspects Questioned About Cellphone Cards Used In Mumbai Attacks (December 7, 2008)

Indian Official Says Pakistan's ISI Trained, Supported Mumbai Attackers (December 6, 2008)

As Rice Presses Pakistan, Mumbai Residents Hold Massive Rally (December 4, 2008)

Mumbai Attackers Made Sophisticated Use of Technology (December 3, 2008)

Prayer Service in Mumbai Honors Slain Rabbi, Wife (December 2, 2008)

Train Explosion in Northeast India Kills 10 (December 2, 2008)

Gunmen Methodically Spread Terror in Mumbai in Matter of Minutes (December 1, 2008)

Defiant Pakistan Disputes India's Allegations (November 30, 2008)

Mumbai Attack Victims Recall Their Desperation, Gunmen's Ruthlessness (November 30, 2008)

Last Gunmen Killed in India, Ending Siege (November 29, 2008)

In a Resilient City, Hopes That Cooperation Prevails (November 29, 2008)

Indian Commandos Battle Assailants (November 28, 2008)

Mumbai, a City Known for Its Vitality, Is Staggered by Shock and Grief (November 28, 2008)

Tibetan Beauty Contestants Face Ire of Elders, China (November 26, 2008)

Dalai Lama Urges Tibetan Exiles to Be Cautious (November 24, 2008)

Exiled Tibetans Meet in India to Discuss Future of Freedom Movement (November 23, 2008)

Despite Government Support, Inter-Caste Couples in India Still Face Violence in Their Communities (November 22, 2008)

Indian Frigate Sinks Pirate Ship in Gulf of Aden (November 20, 2008)

For Gays in India, Fear Rules (November 15, 2008)

In India, a World of Hurt Over a Perceived Obama Slight (November 13, 2008)

Food Entrepreneur Melds Indian Flavors, Global Fare (November 12, 2008)

India Tourism Forces 'Universal Township' to Ponder Crowd Control (November 7, 2008)

Shadow Workforce's Battle for Dignity (November 3, 2008)

'Kollywood' Makes the Everyman -- the Beer-Bellied, Double-Chinned Everyman -- a Star (November 2, 2008)

A Proud India Launches Its First Mission To the Moon (October 23, 2008)

Long-Closed Kashmir Trade Route Reopens (October 22, 2008)

Shrugging Off Smoking Ban (October 21, 2008)

Travelers Cleanse the Soul, And the Ears, in Holy City (October 19, 2008)

Apologizing, Indian Airline Head Reinstates Workers (October 18, 2008)

Top Airline In India to Shed 1,900 Employees (October 16, 2008)

At Indian Call Centers, Another View of U.S. (October 14, 2008)

Wall Street Greed? Not in This Neighborhood. (October 11, 2008)

Indians Cling To Old Ways Of Banking (October 7, 2008)

'We Are at a Saturation Point' (October 6, 2008)

A Dozen New Families And Construction Noise (October 5, 2008)

As the New India Rises, So Do Slums Of Laborers (October 5, 2008)

Protests Lead Carmaker To Give Up Plant in India (October 4, 2008)

India Bans Smoking in Public (October 3, 2008)

Scores Killed in Stampede At Hindu Temple in India (October 1, 2008)

History, Heritage and a Few Hundred Sheep In Kolkata's 'Neighborhood of Books' (September 24, 2008)

In India, 'People's Car' Stirs Popular Ire (September 22, 2008)

2 Suspects in Recent New Delhi Attack Killed in Raid (September 20, 2008)

In Tradition-Bound India, Female, Divorced and Happy (September 19, 2008)

Christians Face Hindus' Wrath (September 15, 2008)

Kashmiris Seek Trade Route to Pakistan (September 8, 2008)

In Kashmir, Conflict's Psychological Legacy (September 1, 2008)

In an Indian Village, Signs of the Loosening Grip of Caste (August 31, 2008)

Peaceful Protests In Kashmir Alter Equation for India (August 28, 2008)

In India, New Opportunities for Women Draw Anger and Abuse From Men (August 25, 2008)

Eyeing Kashmir, India Is Wary About Resignation (August 19, 2008)

In Kashmir, Fears of Increasing Militancy (August 18, 2008)

12 Killed In Clash At Protest In Kashmir (August 13, 2008)

Breaking Norms in India (August 7, 2008)

IAEA Approves Inspections Plan Required for India-U.S. Nuclear Deal (August 2, 2008)

Plagued by Terrorism, Indians Voice Frustration (July 29, 2008)

Deadly Bombs Strike India's West (July 27, 2008)

Organized Blasts Hit Tech Hub Of India (July 26, 2008)

With Indian Politics, the Bad Gets Worse (July 24, 2008)

India's Government Wins Parliament Confidence Vote (July 23, 2008)

Lower-Caste Politician A Lofty Symbol in India (July 18, 2008)

In Indian Case, Line Between Classes Is Drawn With Blood (July 16, 2008)

Goa's Hippie-Era Holdover Is a Shopping Dream (July 14, 2008)

Hundreds March in India for Gay Rights (June 30, 2008)

Fuel Prices Boost Cause of S. Asia's Maligned Rickshaw (June 28, 2008)

India's Young Spenders (June 24, 2008)

For Folk Fest, Red-Hot Chilies, Hold the Yak (June 21, 2008)

On the Factory Floor, an Activist Is Born (June 21, 2008)

Food Costs Push Bangladesh to Brink of Unrest (May 24, 2008)

Poor Muslims Cite Fear of Backlash After Blasts in Historic Indian City (May 16, 2008)

Hopes for Calm in Battered Indian City (May 15, 2008)

Bombs Kill at Least 60 in India (May 14, 2008)

In India, Fairness Is a Growth Industry (May 4, 2008)

In India, Even Gods Are Going Hungry (April 30, 2008)

Bollywood No Longer A Dream Too Far for India's Lower Castes (April 27, 2008)

Washington Cheerleaders To Extend India Visit (April 26, 2008)

Redskins Cheerleaders Shake Up Cricket In Modest India (April 19, 2008)

A Tense Welcome in India (April 18, 2008)

'Like a Tsunami That Won't End' (April 12, 2008)

Weekends in the Field, Where Play Is the Point (April 10, 2008)

'A Society on the Threshold of Change' (April 4, 2008)

In Sri Lanka, Fear of Being 'Disappeared' (April 1, 2008)

As Fighting Flares in Civil War, Key Buddhist Shuns Nonviolence (March 26, 2008)

In Bhutan, a Historic Trek to the Polls (March 25, 2008)

Bhutanese Cautiously Approach First Vote (March 23, 2008)

Where the Glitterati Go to Listen, Hip-Hop Meets Indian Classical (March 11, 2008)

India's Movie Mecca Goes Global (March 9, 2008)

In Modern India, Two Busy Paths To Mental Peace (February 27, 2008)

In Thriving India, Wedding Sleuths Find Their Niche (February 23, 2008)

India's Young Pick Up A Dangerous Addiction (February 21, 2008)

Hurtling Through Centuries of Heritage (February 13, 2008)

India Shaken by School Violence (February 13, 2008)

For India's 'Brand Freaks,' Gucci Trumps Gandhi (February 11, 2008)

Rare Cable Rupture 'a Wake-Up Call' for India (February 2, 2008)

One Man Takes Aim At Prejudice With Storybook (January 20, 2008)

Overcoming Caste (January 20, 2008)

Pakistan Turmoil Draws Muted Concern in India (January 19, 2008)

Bhutto's Last Day, in Keeping With Her Driven Life (January 16, 2008)

Pakistani Women's Flawed Icon (January 12, 2008)

After Bhutto's Death, Sharif Steps Forward (January 4, 2008)

Pakistani Opposition Weighs Street Protests (January 2, 2008)

Doctors Cite Pressure to Keep Silent On Bhutto (January 1, 2008)

Pakistanis Punctuate Their Fury With Fire (December 31, 2007)

Hindu Nationalists Win Key Vote in India (December 24, 2007)

In Tense Indian State, A Man for All Hindus (December 23, 2007)

A Magical Idyll's Mystery Future (December 19, 2007)

With Pen and Paper, a Hindu Priest Helps Pilgrims Trace Their Past (December 10, 2007)

Bowled Over by Crisis, Pakistanis Turn to Cricket (December 6, 2007)

How Pakistan's Satirists Poke Fun, Politically (November 28, 2007)

In Pakistan, U.S. Envoy Courts No. 2 General (November 21, 2007)

In Pakistan, Court Backs Musharraf's Reelection (November 20, 2007)

Pakistan Bolstering Forces in Northwest (November 19, 2007)

Musharraf Rejects U.S. Pressure to Lift Emergency Rule (November 18, 2007)

Musharraf, in Interview, Holds Firm on Crackdown (November 17, 2007)

Pakistanis Growing Frustrated With U.S. (November 16, 2007)

Bhutto Working Toward National Unity Government (November 15, 2007)

Dissident Leader, Ex-Envoy Are Arrested in Pakistan (November 15, 2007)

Bhutto Calls On Musharraf To Resign (November 14, 2007)

Bhutto Put Under House Arrest (November 13, 2007)

For Pakistani Students, a Reawakening: 'We Can't Just Sit Idle' (November 12, 2007)

A Human Rights Champion, Cheerfully Defiant (November 10, 2007)

Keeping Pakistanis in the Dark (November 9, 2007)

In the Heart of Pakistan, a Deep Sense of Anxiety (November 7, 2007)

Poaching and Population Threaten India's Tigers (October 16, 2007)

Other Ollywoods Divert Limelight From Bollywood (October 8, 2007)

In Bangladesh, 'a Quiet Revolution' (October 3, 2007)

In Flood-Prone Bangladesh, a Future That Floats (September 27, 2007)

Bangladesh's Epicenter of Political Tumult (September 23, 2007)

Bangladeshi Child Star Hopes Life Will Mirror Art (September 14, 2007)

A Riotous Rickshaw Ride Into the Soul of India (September 2, 2007)

In India, a Jewish Outpost Slowly Withers (August 27, 2007)

Double Bombing Kills At Least 42 in Hyderabad (August 26, 2007)

Double Bombing Kills At Least 42 in Hyderabad (August 26, 2007)

Dissent Threatens U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation Deal (August 26, 2007)

In India, One Cheap Car Could Go a Long Way (August 25, 2007)

India's Lower Castes Seek Social Progress In Global Job Market (August 20, 2007)

A Humanizing Portrait of the Man Indians Call 'Father' (August 15, 2007)

South Asia Floods Displace Millions, Spark Fears of Widespread Disease (August 5, 2007)

Bollywood 'Bad Boy' Gets 6 Years in Prison (August 1, 2007)

Birthday Bashes That Take the Cake (July 31, 2007)

U.S. and India Finalize Controversial Nuclear Trade Pact (July 28, 2007)

One Man's Vision for Peace in Long-Troubled Kashmir (July 28, 2007)

Female President Elected in India (July 22, 2007)

In What Was 'Heaven on Earth,' 18 Holes and 13 Dead (July 18, 2007)

Taking the Frizz and Frazzle Out of Monsoon Hair Days (July 17, 2007)

Living a Half-Life While Waiting for Those Lost (July 14, 2007)

Finding Refuge in Books and Movies (July 12, 2007)

Experts Reduce Estimate of India's HIV Population by Half (July 7, 2007)

Indian Doctors Fear Bomb Plot Backlash (July 6, 2007)

Chaos, Calm and Copious Cuisine (June 24, 2007)

A 'Broken People' in Booming India (June 21, 2007)

A Sacred River Endangered by Global Warming (June 17, 2007)

An Ancient Indian Craft Left in Tatters (June 6, 2007)

Practicing the Ancient Art of Patience in the Line for a Ticket to Stay in India (May 26, 2007)

In India, a Retail Revolution Takes Hold (May 23, 2007)

Indians Divided on Kissing A Cultural Taboo Goodbye (May 20, 2007)

Blast at Indian Mosque Kills 10, Injures 55 (May 19, 2007)

In India, a Jaundiced Pearl (May 17, 2007)

Minority Caste Wins Big in State Vote in India (May 12, 2007)

After the Tears (February 28, 2007)

In New Senegal, No Holds Barred (November 3, 2006)

Dakar Divorcees Wear Single Status With Pride (November 3, 2006)

Shunning Griot Customs, Senegalese Youth Give Storytelling a New Spin (October 27, 2006)