Ruchi Kumar روچی کمار रूची कुमार
@RuchiKumar
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Award-winning Journalist #Afghanistan #India #Ukraine. @iwmf @PRBdata @unfoundation @jcogt1 fellow. Words in @Guardian @NPR others Earlier: @dna @TimesofIndia
Istanbul, Bombay, Kyiv, Kabul
Joined August 2008
One of my pieces on the climate-conflict nexus was selected for this prestigious award. I am very honoured by the recognition and hope to keep reporting on how global conflicts are impacting climate and vice versa. Thank you @CoveringClimate.
@Tahtone @grist @audreycerdan @Francetele @rachjuramirez @CNN @Sammy_Roth @rgaut999 @jessicaqchen @maggiebeidelman @jjluna17 @CartoonKahuna @latimes @WWNO @WRKF @carly_berlin @_thehalparker @Meeratweets @NewYorker @NatObserver @ChBaars @LambrechtO @ndr @Sushmitav1 @IndiaSpend @marlowehood @rolanddlp @AFP @SValentinoMR @Voxeurop @Journo_TomBrown @last_christina @StellaMartany @AlannahTravers @RudawEnglish @AJEnglish @erc_earth @FrederickJC1 @YaleE360 @tristanbaurick @jadelson @NOLAnews @LeonieJoubert @LauraJGrant @RichGemma @giovanagirardi @daisychungart @ErnestScheyder Extreme heat and drought exacerbate conflict in Afghanistan, and conflict makes it virtually impossible to monitor or act on these climate impacts. @RuchiKumar packs her story with data, historical context, and strong interviews. For @ScienceMagazine:
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Hello!. I am trying to connect with Georgian journalist Nino Tarkhnishvili. If anyone here knows her and is able to share a contact, or email or forward my request to her, I would greatly appreciate it!. #JournoRequest.
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RT @byjasonpdinh: in India's sugarcane capital, thousands of women farmworkers have been forced into hysterectomies—and now climate change….
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RT @faribanawa: Women in #India were lied to, duped into having hysterectomies so they could work more in fields. Must read w/ @RuchiKumar….
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RT @TheICIR: Covering Climate Now invites you to submit your best climate reporting for the 2025 Awards. This is the program's fifth year,….
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Looking to speak to a recipient of the Women’s Scholarship Endowment (WSE). Please DM or reply if you are one or know someone #journorequest.
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RT @DSFAsiaOrg: 📢 Introducing the Danish Siddiqui Journalism Award. Recognizing impactful stories driven by integrity, courage, empathy, an….
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RT @Mylovanov: Zelensky: I will not recognize $500 billion debt to the U.S. The support was $100 billion. These were grants, and we agreed….
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RT @whatthewomensay: 🗣️ #WPSWednesday: “The media is the only source that can expose the Taliban’s crimes to the people & the world, to exp….
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RT @EjazMalikzada: .@natiqmalikzada is in a safe place. He has suffered several wounds but he's doing well. UK Police are investigating. T….
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RT @NajibSadid: Qole Hashmat Khan wetland in #Kabul is refilling again as Logar River is flowing after long dry period. This important wet….
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Stanekzai has a history of upsetting the Taliban leadership, and had ruffled feathers even the last time the group in 1990s .
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Some wild developments; reports claiming that the Taliban Foreign Minister Abbas Stanekzai, may have fled the country after the Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issued an arrest warrant against him for his criticism of the ban on girls’ schools.
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RT @OfficialMariamS: “By backing the ICC's investigations and supporting its decisions, the international community can demonstrate its com….
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RT @HuriaSamira: Shared some thoughts on ICC proposed arrest warrant for Taliban leaders for NPR by @RuchiKumar .
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RT @willy_lowry: Sam Husseini forcibly removed from the briefing room after interrupting Blinken’s final press conference. @TheNationalNews….
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This is such an incredible piece of literature that is urgently needed. Congratulation and thank you Dr Mayar for publishing this!.
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RT @KabirTaneja: Indian foreign secretary meeting Taliban-led interim government's foreign minister in Dubai is part of India's cautious an….
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RT @ZelenskyyUa: Our soldiers have captured North Korean military personnel in the Kursk region. Two soldiers, though wounded, survived and….
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RT @raghavsharma83: My take on #India engagement with #Taliban with @AJEnglish @RuchiKumar @JindalGlobalUNI @JSIAJindal @CAS_Afghanistan #A….
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India failed to engage with diverse players in Afghanistan. “We are repeating that same mistake, putting all our eggs in Taliban basket,” Sharma said, warning Afghanistan’s political climate has always been very volatile. “Ground shifts very rapidly here.”.
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