Modi
Discipline and punish
What followed the Indian government's botched attempt to control free press under the pretext of purging 'fake news'.
Chhetria Patrakar | Apr 05, 2018
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
To Modi, with love
The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be enjoying Pahlaj Nihalani's nationalist agitprop.
Shubhanga Pandey | Nov 17, 2015
Diaspora Direct Investment and the ‘growth story’
The push for DDI is an extension of the economic logic of our times.
Latha Varadarajan | Dec 24, 2014
Thirty-five seconds
On the media's obsession with the India-Pakistan relationship during the SAARC Summit.
Puja Sen and Shubhanga Pandey | Nov 28, 2014
Global capital, local labour
The Indian government’s push for so-called labour reforms will take aim at provisions that safeguard worker rights.
Kinjal Sampat | Nov 21, 2014
Mass media and the Modi ‘wave’
What have been the consequences of the extreme mediatisation of the elections and how did we get here?
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta | Jun 30, 2014
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