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 Far from demanding accountability from Qatar, South Asian governments have often been mute spectators to the plight of workers and their families at home. Twenty-four-year old Tej Narayan Tharu dreamt of buying a small plot of land and building a concrete house using his earnings as a scaffolder in a football stadium being built for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Born to a poor landless family of peasants in Morang, in Nepal’s eastern lowland bordering India, Tharu did not want his 4-year-old daughter to grow up in a mud hut or cut short her education due to financial problems like he did. Tharu died long before he could see his dreams turn into a reality, using the “blood money” that Qatar paid his family as compensation. Tharu’s family now lives in a cement building and owns a small plot of agricultural land where they grow paddy and corn. Samiksha, his daughter, studies in a private school. Renuka Chaudhary, Tharu’s wife, has cleared off the debt acquired during Tharu’s visa pr...

All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been suspended with immediate effect by FIFA due to third party influence. Now, Indian football is staring at an uncertain future All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been suspended with immediate effect by FIFA due to third party influence. Now, Indian football is staring at an uncertain future. The first drastic consequence is that India will be no longer be able to host the U-17 Women’s World Cup which it was slated to host later this year. FIFA will need to lift the suspension if the country is to host the tournament. While announcing its decision to suspend AIFF, FIFA had said: “The suspension means that the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022, scheduled to take place in India on 11–30 October 2022, cannot currently be held in India as planned.” It is important to note that if the suspension is not lifted and the tournament is hosted somewhere else, then it is not known whether India would be able to play in the tournament because original...