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How India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the Battlefield

The nuclear-armed rivals are also wrangling over Pakistan’s access to desperately needed foreign aid, as India explores ways to use its soft power and relationships to bedevil its old enemy.

By Alex Travelli

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How Saffron, the World’s Most Expensive Spice, Is Grown

A glimpse at Kashmir’s saffron harvest.

By Jenny Comita

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Braving the Winter to Visit a Valley Shrouded in Snow and Secrets

Compelled by stories he’d heard as a child, the photographer Showkat Nanda traveled to the high Himalayas to see Gurez, a valley long off-limits to most travelers.

By Showkat Nanda