Samrat Chowdhery

    Samrat is a journalist and harm reduction advocate based in Mumbai, India.

    India Doubles Down on Vape Ban With Research and Media Censorship

    Over five million Indians have died of smoking-related causes since their government banned the ...

    Will New Bloomberg Funds Spread Vape Bans in Low-Income Countries?

    In February, billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s charitable organization Bloomberg Philanthropies announced an additional tobacco control ...

    Taiwan Is About to Ban the Use of Nicotine Vapes

    Taiwan looks set to become the next country in Asia to ban nicotine vaping ...

    Pakistan Nicotine-Pouch Surge Brings Harm Reduction Hope in South Asia

    Globally, almost a third of tobacco consumers use oral products. Smokeless tobacco (SLT) is ...

    Philippines Vaping Policy Could Be a Model for the Rest of Asia

    Amid intensifying debate over the regulation of novel nicotine products, the Philippines—despite being known ...

    Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Work for India’s Poor?

    Tobacco use is a poor person’s problem. People with low incomes consume and grow ...