https://www.scmp.com/rss/326946/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The 21-year-old Hindu college student was having a quiet breakfast with her mother when her phone pinged with a terrifying message. Her name was on a hit list. She and her Muslim boyfriend had been targeted publicly on Facebook along with about 100 other interfaith couples – each of them a Muslim man and their Hindu girlfriend. She immediately called her boyfriend to warn him. India: no country for Muslims The Facebook post included instructions: “This is a list of girls who have become victims... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2144499/facebook-users-india-target-hindu-muslim-couples?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2144499/facebook-users-india-target-hindu-muslim-couples?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 May 2018 02:45:15 +0000 Nothing like this has happened in human history. A combination of cultural preferences, government decree and modern medical technology in the world’s two largest countries has created a gender imbalance on a continental scale. Men outnumber women by 70 million in China and India. The consequences of having too many men, now coming of age, are far-reaching: beyond an epidemic of loneliness, the imbalance distorts labour markets, drives up savings rates in China and drives down consumption,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2142658/too-many-men-china-and-india-battle-consequences?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2142658/too-many-men-china-and-india-battle-consequences?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Apr 2018 02:00:45 +0000