“It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World “It’s Homeland or Death”: The Separatist Movement Roiling the Indian World
Indian Sikhs across the globe want to form an independent breakaway state called Khalistan. The Indian government wants to crush them by any means necessary.
Aug 15, 2025 / Nevin Kallepalli
Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker Narendra Modi Learns That Not Even Trump Respects a Bootlicker
The Indian prime minister discovers that the world’s biggest bully sees fawning as weakness.
Aug 11, 2025 / Jeet Heer
The Party Promising Kashmiri Statehood Wins an Election The Party Promising Kashmiri Statehood Wins an Election
In the first vote since India revoked the statehood status of Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference party emerged with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly.
Oct 22, 2024 / Fahad Shah
To Understand India, Listen to the Pandits of Kashmir To Understand India, Listen to the Pandits of Kashmir
They have been lionized, targeted, exploited, and oppressed for decades. And they have stories to tell.
Aug 15, 2024 / Nevin Kallepalli
India’s Elections Shocked the World. They Shouldn’t Have. India’s Elections Shocked the World. They Shouldn’t Have.
The roots of the revolt against Narendra Modi’s government were visible to anyone who cared to look.
Jun 10, 2024 / Arvin Alaigh
Is India Still a Democracy? Is India Still a Democracy?
Narendra Modi has hollowed out institutions and targeted opponents, all the while sowing interethnic tensions.
Apr 12, 2024 / Christophe Jaffrelot
If Narendra Modi Is Running a Global Death Squad, He’ll Be Protected by the Kissinger Doctrine If Narendra Modi Is Running a Global Death Squad, He’ll Be Protected by the Kissinger Doctrine
Trying to murder American citizens on American soil is no big deal—so long as the foreign policy elite likes you.
Dec 1, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades How “The New York Times” Enabled the Worst Assault on Indian Press Freedom in Decades
By publishing a flimsy, red-baiting scare story, the paper allowed the Modi government to crack down on some of the country’s most important independent voices.
Nov 2, 2023 / Raj Patel and Walden Bello
Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen? Did Narendra Modi Kill a Canadian Citizen?
New cold war politics might end any investigation into the assassination of a Sikh activist before it begins.
Sep 22, 2023 / Jeet Heer
India Has Killed Off the Remains of Kashmir’s Free Press India Has Killed Off the Remains of Kashmir’s Free Press
No one is willing to utter a word about the government attacks on journalists, a Kashmiri reporter says. “It’s as if we don’t exist.”
Aug 30, 2023 / Suchitra Vijayan