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What’s really behind Jammu and Kashmir’s new Family ID?
Kashmiris fear the scheme is another tool for surveillance and collective punishment by the Indian state.
Maknoon Wani | Jan 23, 2023
Who needs borders?
A freewheeling discussion on borders and borderlands in Southasia.
The Editors | Sep 15, 2021
Southasiasphere: ISSUE #2
The long walk home for migrants, tech and surveillance in the time of COVID-19, pardoning a convicted army officer, and more.
The Editors | Apr 03, 2020
Between big data and big brother
Why the overwhelming control over data by governments and large corporations doesn’t bode well for democracy.
The Editors | Feb 18, 2020
The woman who pretended to be who she was (online)
As the internet changes, it challenges us to ask who we really are both online and offline
Lawrence Liang | Jul 15, 2013
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Manipur’s conflict has harsh lessons for all of India’s Northeast
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