In the Modi years, India’s Hindu Right has achieved the near-complete subjugation of Indian-administered Kashmir, with the revocation of Article 370, increased militarisation and suspension of elections
Lukewarm coverage of the climate crisis in the Indian media fails to communicate safety measures against extreme heat-related risks this election season
New Delhi has earned goodwill in Colombo, but the end of Indian pluralism can embolden Sinhala extremists while Katchatheevu and fishing conflicts risk inflaming nationalist passions
Hundreds of thousands of Afghans in Pakistan face forcible deportation even after they were officially registered – including women, journalists and others especially vulnerable to repression by Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Despite legislation aimed at improving housing inclusion and accessibility, disabled people in India say they have to pay a premium to find a home equipped for their needs
Kathmandu and New Delhi are expanding the bilateral relationship with a mega hydropower deal, but unless border disputes and other irritants are resolved these may determine the relationship’s future
Pulapre Balakrishnan’s ‘India’s Economy from Nehru to Modi’ offers a valuable account of India’s economic history but neglects the social and political elements inseparable from it
India’s ruling BJP claims to have overcome the “tyranny of distance” that has plagued the Northeast but its politics have created greater division within the region, as the Manipur crisis shows
Spanning Kerala, the Arabian Gulf and more, the celebrated Malayalam novelist’s works narrate the realities of globalisation from below, and the heavy burdens of displacement and migration
Mired in economic and internal crises, Pakistan is primed for normalisation and trade with India – but Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government, beholden to anti-Muslim politics, is failing to seize the chance
A special series on what Narendra Modi’s decade in power has meant for Southasia, with perspectives from neighbouring countries as well as Indian territories beyond the BJP’s power base
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