Apart from text-based journalism and research, Pallavi Pundir has contributed to multimedia formats including documentaries, podcasts and vertical videos. She's served as a host, on-ground reporter, a guest, narrator and researcher for the following multimedia pieces. 

India is one of the most water-stressed countries in Asia. Almost 600 million people are estimated to suffer from water insecurity in the world’s most populous country. But as India looks to shore up its water supplies, it could run into friction with its neighbours, with whom it shares many rivers and streams. With China, tit-for-tat dam building could have severe consequences for local communities. With Bangladesh, a 30-year water sharing agreement over the Ganges is coming to an end, at a low point in bilateral relations. And with Pakistan, a 65-year-old water treaty has been suspended, following a brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan earlier this year. Will increasing water scarcity put India on a path to conflict with its neighbours?

My role: Associate Producer (in charge of R&D)

Content Warning: Human Trafficking is the world’s second-largest criminal activity and it rakes in close to $32 billion dollars annually. In South Asia, Nepal, India and Bangladesh top the list of countries where this trade is making a killing. In this documentary, our focus is on the Nepal-India border as we try to figure out why and how do close to 50 Nepalese women disappear from that border area every day.

My role: Host/Reporter

In September 2020, 4 upper caste Thakur men allegedly brutally gang-raped and attacked a 19-year-old Dalit woman in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. She died because of it and the police hurriedly cremated her without the consent of the family. This tragedy led to India actually being forced to deal with its caste problem. In this documentary, we look at the intersection of caste, gender and violence specifically against Dalit women in India.

My role: Host/Reporter

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Sumedha Mittal of Newslaundry and Pallavi Pundir, South Asia correspondent for Vice. Pallavi talks about her report on land grabbing crimes where victims are declared dead, the role played here by caste, and how the media played a major role in spotlighting this issue. The report also tells the story of Lal Bihari, who was first declared “dead” in the 1970s. Pallavi says she was “fascinated by his desperation to be taken seriously in the eyes of the law”.

As the world went into a state of panic because of the coronavirus pandemic, experts touted one method as perhaps the most efficient way of controlling the spread of the virus: social distancing. Subsequently, countries around the world announced partial or complete lockdowns. But when this blanket measure was applied in countries across Asia, we saw that in this part of the world we face mounting challenges when it comes to poverty, population explosion, lack of access to basic amenities, stark economic inequalities, as well the presence of customs and traditions that make social distancing very difficult to observe. 

My role: Host/Reporter

Tens of thousands of protesting farmers making their way to New Delhi have been met by police barricades and teargas. The demonstrators say the Indian government hasn't kept promises made during previous protests in 2021, which disrupted daily life around the country for months on end. Journalist Pallavi Pundir tells The World's Beverley O'Connor that the farmers are trying to hold the government accountable.

Srilagna Majumdar, of the Association of Former British Colonies, interviewed Pallavi Pundir, an independent journalist from India who covers South Asia from the lens of history, gender, tech and socio-political intersectionality. This interview explored the ongoing legacies of British colonisation in India and across South Asia and considered environmental, social, economic, legal and political implications.

A manhunt is underway in India for controversial preacher Amritpal Singh who’s been calling for a separate Sikh state following his dramatic alleged escape in a car chase over the weekend. Authorities have restricted people's movement, arrested more than 100 residents, and cut off the internet for almost 30 million people in an attempt to catch him. South Asia reporter at Vice World News, Pallavi Pundir, tells The World while he’s considered a national security threat, he has been mobilising young people.

The Global Exchange is a virtual conversation series hosted by the World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP), which provides a platform for solutions-focused discussions by notable practitioners and experts on major global challenges. Our #COVID19Dialogue focused on the strategies that States, media companies and activists should implement to counter hate speech while respecting the right to free speech.