Soutik Biswas

December’s lynching of a Hindu factory worker in Bangladesh shocked the world and exposed the fraught reality for minorities. I went to Mymensingh to piece together Dipu Das’s final hours - and how a mob turned fatal. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Downed US airman evaded Iranian forces for 24+ hrs, hiking a 7,000-ft ridge. US jets bombed convoys to hold them off as commandos closed in. He used beacon/comms sparingly to avoid detection before rescue. #IranWar‌ nytimes.com/live/2026/04/0… via @NYTimes

The BBC understands there was an engagement between the US and Iranian forces during the rescue, and the pilot may have been injured during his initial ejection from the aircraft. #IranWar bbc.com/news/articles/…

A small plane made an emergency landing on a Pennsylvania highway Saturday, snarling traffic on this holiday weekend. Pennsylvania State Police confirmed the plane landed on I-78 eastbound on Saturday morning, and the pilot, a 65-year-old Michigan man, and the passenger, a 34-year-old New Jersey woman, were not injured. The 1995 Commander 114B plane took off from Solberg, New Jersey, on a flight to Indiana when, shortly after 9 a.m., the pilot noticed engine problems and landed the plane safely.

This is a good time to read Original Sin by @johnstanly - a sharp primer on troubled West Asia. Part reportage, part history, it also packs in insight on what escalating tensions mean for India. Clear-eyed, rigorous and highly readable.

.⁦@NickBryantNY⁩: Just as the Trumpification of America took decades, the de-Trumpification of America will not happen overnight. It might not happen at all….Trump is more representative of US history than his detractors would like to think.” bloomberg.com/news/features/…

The Human Rights Activists News Agency says that over the past 24 hours it had recorded 206 attacks in 13 provinces in Iran, with at least one civilian killed. In total, the group has recorded at least 1,607 civilian deaths since start of the war nytimes.com/2026/04/03/wor… #IranWar

I switch on the IPL just to watch Suryavanshi bat - clean, powerful, fearless. At this rate, where will he be at 25? The mind boggles. #IPL

@hrnext Oops!

I once tried to sweep a spinner without a helmet . My lip got rearranged !

‘Introduced at first to aid batsmen cope with hostile fast bowling, helmets have, Berry argues, been even more helpful against spin, allowing batters to sweep balls they would otherwise have played in a more orthodox manner.’ #cricket telegraphindia.com/opinion/beyond…

That's us! 🌍 The Artemis II crew captured beautiful, high-resolution images of our home planet during their journey to the Moon. As @Astro_Christina put it: "You guys look great."

Iranian media claims the US is searching for one of its pilots after a jet was reportedly downed over Iran - the BBC has contacted US Central Command. #IranWar‌

Global petrol prices are up 14% since the war began - 42% in Southeast Asia. The Philippines and Myanmar have seen spikes of over 70%. India and Bangladesh haven’t felt it yet, thanks to government price controls. economist.com/asia/2026/04/0… #IranWar‌

“Whether or not Trump pulls the US out of Nato is irrelevant. The spirit of the alliance is already severely damaged, if not dead.” my latest ⁦@HindustanTimes⁩ column on why there is no exit for the US from the Iran war & its debilitating impact on Transatlantic ties.

First real toilet in deep space 🚀 Apollo astronauts had none - just waste bags on the way to the Moon, later left behind on the lunar surface to cut weight for the trip home. nytimes.com/2026/04/01/sci… #Artemis

.⁦@pbmehta⁩: The fragmented media ecosystem, with its partisan reporting, random social media clips,endless expert analyses, produces the illusion of knowledge without offering the public any real experiential confrontation or synthesis. indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

It’s so difficult to explain overseas buyers the challenges industry faces here. Almost 30% operators have gone to their village back as they are not getting gas to cook food or have to buy at a premium. They can’t use wood or coal here.

'China has stood aside, they say, because its leaders understand the maxim attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, supposedly uttered as his foes were abandoning high ground at Austerlitz: “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.”' economist.com/leaders/2026/0… #IranWar‌

In pictures: Artemis II roars into space on historic Moon mission - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

Oil prices jump and markets slide after Donald Trump says US will hit Iran "extremely hard" in a primetime televised speech from the White House. #IranWar‌

My cousin captured Artemis takeoff from his flight. So cool 📸: @radddd44