As a correspondent for NDTV, Anchal reported on the shifting politics of South Asia and its neighbourhood – from Tehran to Kabul, Colombo and Yangon – in documentary-style series and in-depth field reports.
An experiential journey into a country often reduced to headlines: Inside Iran follows the daily lives of young Iranians, reformists and conservatives, tracing the legacy of the revolution, the impact of sanctions, and the debate over Iran’s future.
As the Taliban advanced on Afghan cities, this report follows the political roundabout in Kabul – from power-brokers in the presidential palace to ordinary Afghans living with the fear of another war and another displacement.
When 39 Indian workers disappeared in territory held by the so-called Islamic State, Anchal traces what happened to them, confronting officials and piecing together testimony from the war zone to challenge the official narrative.
From a summit in Russia, this film looks at the BRICS countries’ attempt to rewrite economic and political rules – and what their ambitions mean for Western-led institutions and for smaller states caught between rival power blocs.
Millions of South Asian workers travel to the Gulf in search of a better life. This report follows some of them in Dubai, caught between debt, harsh working conditions and the promise – often illusion – of prosperity.
Years after the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, this film explores whether peace really came to the island – from former fighters and grieving families in the north to political leaders in Colombo still struggling with the war’s legacy.
On the Indo-Myanmar border, Indian insurgent groups find shelter and support across a porous frontier. This report follows militants, soldiers and civilians living with an undeclared war on the margins of both states.
Beyond the borderlands, this film looks at Myanmar’s broader transition – the slow opening from military rule, hopes for democracy, and the ethnic tensions and violence that threatened to unravel it.
A series of short films from Afghanistan’s front lines and side streets – snapshots of a country navigating foreign troops, insurgents and fragile institutions all at once.
Following Nepal’s constitutional process, this report looks at power, caste and representation – and the communities who felt excluded from a new political settlement that was meant to unite the country.
Bhutan measures progress in “gross national happiness”, not GDP. This film travels across the kingdom to ask who is happy, who isn’t, and how modern pressures are reshaping an idealised image of Himalayan contentment.
Decades after Bangladesh’s war of independence, this report examines the divisions left behind – between pro- and anti- Liberation forces, secular and religious politics, and families split by violence and memory.
Even as official relations freeze, traders and entrepreneurs on both sides of the India–Pakistan border look for ways to keep doing business – a reminder that ordinary people often have more to gain from peace than their leaders.
In parts of India, women formed vigilante groups to confront domestic violence and sexual abuse when the authorities failed to protect them. This report follows one such group as they bring their own form of justice to abusive men.
Who pays the price when sectarian politicians stoke communal fires? This film looks at Hindu–Muslim riots in an election-bound Indian state, through the lives of families who lose homes, livelihoods and loved ones when violence erupts.