Longing to stride down international runways often collides with reality of conservatism and lack of structural support.

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Illustration by The New York Times. Photograph by Getty Images. By Max Roser Graphics by Sara Chodosh Mr. Roser is the founder of Our World in Data and a professor at the University of Oxford’s ...

Many were surprised when the Chief Minister of India’s Kerala state announced on 1 November 2025 that the state had eliminated extreme poverty. While debates over definition and measurement ensued, ...