Kanika Gupta

I spent 10 days in Afghanistan. It was not a place without risk or violence, but it was also a lot more than that.

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Taliban-Pakistan tensions, US-Israel attacks force millions into acute food insecurity

In India, a group that advocates for Muslim women finds itself caught in the crossfire of the broader debate over a Uniform Civil Code, a sweeping reform that could redefine India's approach to religious liberty.

Kanika Gupta is a freelance journalist and documentary filmmaker based in New Delhi, reporting on conflict, migration, human rights and gender from South Asia and the Middle East.

More leave even after nearly 900 reported dead or missing in deadliest year of 2025

NEW DELHI -- For the last five years, Afghan girls have seen their freedom and futures being eroded, with their schools and universities closed, their jobs restricted and traveling long distances without a male guardian barred.

From infrared sensors to drones, a range of early-detection systems are rolling out across India.

Critics say trip legitimizes regime, as bloc seeks ways to cut number of Afghan arrivals

NEW DELHI -- When Taliban fighters entered Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021, bringing an abrupt end to two decades of U.S.-backed rule, many feared Afghanistan was headed for economic collapse, diplomatic isolation and renewed conflict.