BJP
‘Dissolve the people and elect another’
Kashmir local government elections belie the Indian state’s narrative of democracy.
Mudasir Amin and Samreen Mushtaq | Nov 21, 2018
Caging the canary
Raids and arrests in India exhibit intolerance of dissent.
Salil Tripathi | Sep 04, 2018
Something rotten
A recent book explores the systemic rot that holds India to ransom.
Mitu Varma | Feb 28, 2017
A tale of two mosques
Recent anniversaries have marked the demolition of two mosques, one very well known, and the other, much less so.
Khalid Anis Ansari | Dec 06, 2016
The logic of Ramdev
The guru-politico comes with an idiom that the powerbrokers of New Delhi fail to understand, but which could yet change the contours of politics.
Shiv Visvanathan | Oct 08, 2016
Whose media is it anyway?
Real freedom of expression is eroding fast in India.
Neha Dixit | Sep 21, 2016
Believers’ Dilemma – II
Never before has the RSS been more confident of its role in shaping India’s future. (This is part two of a two-part essay)
Abhishek Choudhary | Jun 03, 2016
Believers’ dilemma – I
Never before has the RSS been more confident of its role in shaping India’s future. (This is part one of a two-part essay)
Abhishek Choudhary | Jun 01, 2016
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In Pakistan, the government invests in its digital presence while stifling dissent.
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