Narendra Modi
Pandemics have always revealed the weakness of the Indian state
In 'Pandemic India', David Arnold offers a reflective study of Covid, cholera, plague, the Spanish flu and other historical mass contagions, from the time of the British Raj to the Modi government
Pratinav Anil | Feb 03, 2023
Protests in Gwadar, a BBC documentary on Modi, Tamil fiction in translation and more
25 January 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
The Editors | Jan 25, 2023
The decline of parliament
Under the BJP's rule, India's legislature is gradually ceasing to be a place for debate.
Christophe Jaffrelot | Nov 04, 2021
Something rotten
A recent book explores the systemic rot that holds India to ransom.
Mitu Varma | Feb 28, 2017
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
A world of new solidarity
Harsh Mander on why we should raise our voice against injustice.
Beena Sarwar | Jun 10, 2016
Gujarat riots : Justice delayed
FROM HIMAL ARCHIVE: Readings on the 2002 Gujarat riots and victims' wait for justice
The Editors | Jun 06, 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
Peace is a process, not an event
Not letting terror attacks determine foreign policy augurs well for India-Pakistan’s relationship
Beena Sarwar | Feb 01, 2016
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Silent strikes in Myanmar, rising militancy and debt in Pakistan, The Elephant Whisperers and more
February - Updates and analysis from around the region
How a human rights law became a tool of repression in Sri Lanka
The ICCPR Act, modelled on an international human rights treaty meant to prohibit national, racial and religious hatred, has been distorted in Sri Lanka to punish blasphemy and target minorities
Pandemics have always revealed the weakness of the Indian state
In 'Pandemic India', David Arnold offers a reflective study of Covid, cholera, plague, the Spanish flu and other historical mass contagions, from the time of the British Raj to the Modi government
Bangladesh’s BNP fights to make a political comeback
With massive anti-government rallies by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and their repression by the ruling Awami League-led government, battle lines are being drawn for the next general election
