A Sikh youth performs 'Gatka', an ancient form of Sikh martial arts, during a religious procession to mark the martyrdom day of Guru Teg Bahadur at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on November 26, 2022. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A member of the Dishari club seen playing football in front of street art during the celebration of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Kolkata on November 26, 2022. (Photo by Avishek Das/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Punjab Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel display recovered weapons and heroin dropped by drones from Pakistan during a press conference in Amritsar on November 27, 2022. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A helicopter carrying Indian army soldiers takes off during Indo-US joint exercise or “Yudh Abhyas”, in Auli, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Militaries from India and the U.S. are taking part in a high-altitude training exercise in a cold, mountainous terrain close to India's disputed border with China. The training exercise began two weeks ago. India's defence ministry statement said the joint exercise is conducted annually with the aim of exchanging best practices, tactics, techniques and procedures between the armies of the two nations, which is under Chapter of the UN Mandate. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





An Indian army sniper takes position during Jungle lane terrain drill at the Indo-US joint exercise or "Yudh Abhyas, in Auli, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Tuesday, November 29, 2022. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A Kashmiri farmer dips in cold waters braving sub zero temperatures to extract lotus stems, locally known as Nadur, at Anchar Lake in Srinagar on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





Kashmiri farmers dip in cold waters braving sub zero temperatures to extract lotus stems, locally known as Nadur, at Anchar Lake in Srinagar on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





Contestants get ready for the Miss Trans Northeast 22, beauty pageant in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, November 30, 2022. In a celebration of gender diversity and creative expression, a beauty pageant in eastern Indian state of Assam brought dozens of transgender models on stage in Guwahati. Sеxual minorities across India have gained a degree of acceptance especially in big cities and transgender people were given equal rights as a third gender in 2014. But prejudice against them persists and the community continues to face discrimination and rejection by their families. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





Contestants apply make up before the start of Miss Trans Northeast 22, beauty pageant in Guwahati, India, Wednesday, November 30, 2022. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)





People stand in queue to cast their votes during the first phase of Gujarat state legislature elections in Limbadi, India, Thursday, December 1, 2022. The voting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state’s local elections is seen as a barometer of his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s popularity ahead of a general election in 2024. (Photo by Ajit Solanki/AP Photo)





A student holds balloons as she takes part in an awareness campaign on the occassion of 'World Aids Day' at Health and Family Welfare Training centre in Chennai on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Students hold balloons as they take part in an awareness campaign on the occassion of 'World Aids Day' at Health and Family Welfare Training centre in Chennai on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Farmers shout slogans against drug abuse during a demonstration against the central and state government to demand, loan waivers, pensions, crop insurance, and legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) and other benefits in Amritsar on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A man fishes at Maguri Motapung Beel wetland during sunset in Tinsukia district in Assam on December 1, 2022. (Photo by Biju Boro/AFP Photo)





A child accompanied by an elder cross a footbridge as they walk towards his school amid foggy conditions in Srinagar on December 2, 2022. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo)





Exile Tibetan activists hold blank white papers symbolizing government censorship in China, while shouting anti-China slogans during a protest in New Delhi, India, Friday, December 2, 2022. The protest was in solidarity with the on-going “White Paper” protests against Chinese government's continued zero-COVID policies. (Photo by Altaf Qadri/AP Photo)





Marine Commandos of the Indian Navy get down with a rope during a simulated hostage rescue operation as part of the rehearsal of Navy Day celebrations at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on December 2, 2022. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe/AFP Photo)





Border Security Force (BSF) personnel perform bike stunt during the 58th BSF Raising Day at Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar on December 4, 2022. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A cycle rickshaw puller looks on as German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, center, rides on an e-rickshaw during her tour of Chandni Chowk, in the old quarters of New Delhi, India, Monday, December 5, 2022. Baerbock is on a two day visit to India. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





An Indian farmer thrashes wheat crop after harvest early morning near the India-Pakistan border area of Ranbir Singh Pura, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Jammu, India, Monday, December 5, 2022. (Photo by Channi Anand/AP Photo)