India

The Maldives’ ruling party is fighting itself and the opposition in the race for president

The PPM continues its protests for Abdulla Yameen’s release. The MDP’s Ibrahim Solih and Mohamed Nasheed are amid rows as China and India watch the 2023 election race closely

| Feb 10, 2023

Nuclear dangers of the naval kind

Southasia needs to pay attention to the increased risk of a nuclearised ocean

As normal as it gets

A Kashmiri family tries to talk.

| Oct 17, 2019

From ‘Mother India’ to ‘Mission Mangal’

Homegrown technologies at the service of Indian nationalism in Hindi cinema.

| Sep 18, 2019

Counting elephants

A short story.

| Aug 30, 2019

Matchsticks

A short story.

| Aug 19, 2019

Militarisation and the media

How the Modi government imposed its will on Jammu & Kashmir.

| Aug 16, 2019

Young rebellions

A new book chronicles the recent wave of youth movements in India against ascendant Hindutva and neoliberalism.

| Jul 22, 2019

Ad-freeze zone

The Modi government has reportedly been cutting ads to major newspapers.

| Jul 09, 2019

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In ‘Agra’, a grim portrait of the repressed Indian man

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When neoliberalism came to the Indian farm

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