Narendra Modi
Adani in Southasia
What the Adani Group's record says about power, politics and diplomacy in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka
The Editors | Apr 18, 2023
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
January - 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
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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G20 summit in Delhi, new allegations on the Easter Sunday bombings, the return of Nawaz Sharif and more
September 2023 - Updates and analysis from around the region
Crisis in India’s bread basket
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Images of the two Punjabs, partitioned yet forever alike
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