India's Supreme Court has refused to legalise same-sex marriage, saying the right to marry is not a fundamental one. This comes five years after the same court decriminalised gay sex. In response to more than 20 petitions filed since last year, the court backed the government's view that changing the institution of marriage was a job for parliament and not the court. We speak to Rohin Bhatt, a lawyer and queer rights activist who represented some of the petitioners in the case.
Also this week, China's President Xi Jinping held a massive gathering to celebrate ten years of his signature Belt and Road Initiative. So where does the New Silk Road vision stand today?
And one of Southeast Asia's most colourful festivals returns to Myanmar, but celebrations are tinged with sadness as violence escalates in other parts of the country.
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