Pallavi Pundir
Senior Reporter
pallavi.pundir@vice.comSouth Asia reporter who focuses on intersections of gender and politics, tech and society, and human rights.
A Journalist Was Crushed to Death After Falling From a Politician’s Truck
Sadaf Naeem’s last video shows her chasing a vehicle carrying Imran Khan. Journalists are now questioning the lack of safety training in Pakistan.
‘My Whole Family Is Gone’: Bridge Collapse Kills At Least 140 in India
The century-old bridge was renovated just four days before cables supporting it snapped.
Rishi Sunak’s Rise Is a Win for the Super Rich. It’s Not a Diversity Win, Experts Say.
“This is no Barack Obama moment.”
One of the World’s Most Secretive Spy Agencies Just Held Their First Press Conference
The mysterious killing in Kenya of a prominent Pakistani journalist triggered the unprecedented ISI briefing.
An Assaulted Teen Was Found in a Bush. No One Helped Her, But Everyone Filmed Her.
Police in India were alerted to an alleged sexual assault after videos of men making videos of the girl crying out for help went viral.
How Far-Right Hindu Supremacy Went Global
An extremist ideology from India is fuelling rising division and hate speech in the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
Just How Rich Is Rishi Sunak, the UK’s New Prime Minister?
A big chunk of Sunak’s wealth is linked to his Indian billionaire father-in-law.
69 Babies Died From Cough Syrup in Gambia. Now, India’s $24.5B Drug Export Is Under Scrutiny.
India is among the leading exporters of cheap, life-saving generic medicines. Yet its drug regulators aren’t known for quality checks.
Bigger, Better, Cheaper: How India Is Building a Private Empire in Space
India’s first Mars mission cost $74 million. NASA’s Mars mission the same week cost 9 times more.
This Politician Wants ‘Transgender’ to Be Defined as People Who Pee With One Hole
Pakistan passed a progressive law in 2018 that gives transgender communities constitutional rights. Now some senators and clerics want to change it.
Calls to Defund Police After the World’s Deadliest Football Stampede
“What we saw in Malang is a culmination of years of political neglect to prioritise democratic police reforms.”
‘Our Kids Are Dying in Schools’: Is India’s Caste System Turning Teachers Into Killers?
On September 29, a school teacher accused of beating his student to death was arrested. Cops say it’s an isolated murder, but his family says it isn’t.