Priyanka Shankar

Journalist

Belgium/South Asia

Independent journalist. Email: priyanka.shankar16@gmail.com

Priyanka Shankar

Journalist

Belgium/South Asia

Independent journalist. Email: priyanka.shankar16@gmail.com

Five closest US elections: When California, New York were swing states
Voters across 50 states in the US are casting ballots to choose the 47th president of the country in an election that has turned into a neck-and-neck battle between the two main candidates. So far, election analysts say this year’s presidential race betwe
Al Jazeera
Caught in India-China clashes, Ladakh’s nomadic herders fear for future
Chushul, Ladakh, India – The bubbling sound of water boiling on the stove and the aroma of spinach dal fill the air in Tashi Angmo’s kitchen as she rolls dough to make a type of Tibetan bread. “This is a dish which we call timok in Ladakh and tingmo acros
Al Jazeera
Border dispute between India and China threatens livelihoods of local herders and farmers
Since August, India and China have been in talks, hoping to resolve long-standing border issues that date back to 1962. That’s when the two Asian superpowers fought a monthlong war along an ill-defined border running through the Himalayas. The fighting en
The World from PRX
How India-China border tensions affect Ladakh nomads
One evening in mid-September, as the sun began to set, the grunts of Kunzes Dolma's yaks filled the sandy streets of Chushul, a Himalayan village in Ladakh, India, near the border with China. The 68-year-old whistled to guide the animals toward her brick
dw.com
‘Kings of the world’: The last of the horseback shrimp fishers
Oostduinkerke, Belgium – A few hours after dawn one late July morning, the sound of Gregory Debruyne’s horse Kelly trotting through the verdant lanes of Oostduinkerke echoes through the quaint coastal village in west Belgium. Pulling a cart filled with fi
Al Jazeera
Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means
Mina Hamid*, who hails from Kabul, Afghanistan, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of 11, says she will never forget the first time she sent money to help her family members back home. “I was in my late teenage years, and Afghanistan was reeling unde
Al Jazeera
Suelos contaminados, agua tóxica y paredes con grietas en el cinturón del carbón de la India
Amar Baran Paul nunca olvidará cómo tembló el suelo bajo sus pies y se derrumbaron más de 25 casas a su alrededor hace cuatro años en la ciudad de Harishpur, en el Estado de Bengala Occidental, situado en la parte oriental de la India. Se encuentra cerca
El País
India's climate crisis: New coal mining spreads as heat waves drain hydro dams
Remote communities desperate to protect nature take up bows and arrows to scare off mine officials.
Nikkei Asia
‘The battleground is Palestine’: Israel’s war looms over European elections
Brussels, Belgium – Elections for the European Parliament traditionally focus on issues such as the cost of living, farm policies, climate change and the European Union’s migration policy. But as the continent prepared for this week’s critical votes, a ne
Al Jazeera
‘They stole our jobs and life’: Anger and desperation in India’s coal belt
West Bengal and Jharkhand, India – Amar Baran Paul can never forget how the ground below him shook and more than 25 houses around him collapsed four years ago in Harishpur town in eastern India’s West Bengal state. Harishpur is located near the Madhabpur
Al Jazeera
In India’s election, a flash drive, sex abuse videos – and a missing MP
Bengaluru, India – Standing behind former Indian Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, the country’s current leader Narendra Modi smiled into the cameras. Next to Modi was HD Revanna, the son of Deve Gowda. In another photo of that meeting, a young man can be see
Al Jazeera
'When will our good days come?' The Mumbai cook strapped for cash
'When all the money the politicians promise reaches our bank accounts, that’s when I will believe them,' she says. What's your money worth? A series from the front lines of the cost-of-living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their month
Al Jazeera
Another big 2024 election? - India’s
Analysis 2 co-observers Despite Europe being the birthplace of democracy some 2,000 years ago, India is its largest home now — as Ursula von der Leyen herself said, during her first visit to India as president of the European Commission. Speaking at the R
EUobserver
Can India’s Rahul Gandhi defeat Narendra Modi with ‘unity marches’?
Mumbai, India – Loud chants and songs on justice echoed around Shivaji Park in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, as thousands of people gathered at the iconic venue that had played frequent host to rallies by freedom fighters when the country fought for
Al Jazeera
Israel should be disqualified from Eurovision 2024: European politicians
The organisers of the Eurovision Song Contest are under increasing pressure to exclude Israel from this year’s competition as it wages a devastating war on Gaza. More than 20 politicians wrote to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) on Tuesday saying Isr
Al Jazeera
In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes
Varanasi/Bengaluru, India – A festive atmosphere engulfed Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest cities situated on the banks of the river Ganga. It was the week Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the new temple to the Hindu deity Ram where the 16t
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Priyanka Shankar

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I'm an independent journalist from India currently shuttling between Brussels and South Asia, covering migration, human rights and Europe's relations with Asia.

My work can be seen in Al Jazeera English, Deutsche Welle, The South China Morning Post, BBC Travel, Lighthouse Reports, Times UK, El Pais and others.

Outside a newsroom, you will find me rambling along mountains or scuba diving. Dance, music and exploring different forms of street art are other passions.