On Air: What’s wrong with Pakistan?

An insurgency, a government military offensive that has displaced 2 million people, inflation at 25 percent and rising insecurity in every city and village. Where did Pakistan go wrong?

The blame game

Is the complex and difficult relationship between India and Pakistan improving or getting worse? Is Pakistan on the defensive? Is India too smug?

Tonight WHYS will come from Mumbai with Rahul Tandon…

….and from Lahore with Owen Bennett-Jones.

The future for India and Pakistan?

Tomorrow’s WHYS will be coming to you live from the Taj hotel in Mumbai, one of the places that came under attack on 26/11. Rahul and Mark from the WHYS team went to visit Leopold’s Cafe where eight people were killed. The attacks put the fragile relationship between India and Pakistan under even more pressure and  tomorrow we’ll be linking to Madeleine and the team in Lahore for a joint discussion between Indians and Pakistanis.

How should Muslim countries deal with Islamic extremism?

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How to tackle Islamic extremism – a topic that many of you have debated here before. But this week Newshour is taking a close-up look at how two Muslim countries, Pakistan and Indonesia, are approaching the problem.

Tonight’s location live from Mumbai

Mark and the team in Mumbai are busy preparing for tonight’s show live from the Dharavi slum. Here’s where WHYS will be broadcasting from

On air: the view from Mumbai’s slums

Today WHYS is rolling up its sleeves and broadcasting live from the Mumbai slum of Dharavi . You might remember its chaotic makeshift rooves and crowded alleyways from the film Slumdog Millionaire – which is perhaps why it’s often referred to as India’s most famous slum. This jungle of humanity and corrogated iron also happens to be on prime real estate putting its estimated one million residents at loggerheads with authorities who want it redeveloped .

WHYS in Mumbai

A snapshot from the Maximum City

On Air: Are some countries deaf to world opinion?

Are some countries out of reach of world opinion? The Burmese opposition figure, Aung San Suu Kyi is facing trial, accused of breaching the terms of her house arrest, despite an global  campaign calling for her release.  Burma’s junta has traditionally ignored international pressure on human rights issues, but this critic argues that things are starting to change. 

Is there a limit to transparency?

He promised transparency,  but for many President Obama’s decision not to release photographs documenting the abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan by US military personnel has gone against the pledges of his campaign trail . He fears a serious backlash against American troops despite saying only last month that he would not oppose the release of the photos.  Has he done the right thing? Or is there a limit to transparency?