Suchitra Vijayan is a barrister at law and the author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India. She is the executive director of the Polis Project.
Police charged Fahad Shah, editor in chief of The Kashmir Walla and a Nation contributor, with sedition. Under India’s anti-terrorism laws, he could face life in prison or the death sentence.
It starts with ensuring that the vaccine is treated as a public good. With cases surging in India and the death toll skyrocketing, the world can’t wait.