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After winning the assembly election, supporters of the National Conference party celebrate on October 8, 2024, in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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

Indian policemen stand guard as Kashmiri Pandits participate in a procession to mark the Ramnavmi festival on April 17, 2024, in Srinagar, Kashmir.

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

Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, speaks to members of the media outside the President's House in New Delhi, India, on Friday, June 7, 2024.

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

Men stand in front of an election campaign hoarding of the Bharatiya Janata Party featuring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Varanasi on April 10, 2024, ahead of India's upcoming general elections.

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

A hand holds a poster of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's face with an X over it

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

Arundhati Roy attends a protest against the raids of homes of journalists and writers belonging a news portal in New Delhi, India, on October 04, 2023.

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

Protesters chant after the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, with a photo of SIngh Nijjar on the left

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

A vehicle carries office furniture of The Kashmir Walla while vacating its office in Kashmir capital Srinagar as they have been served notice by the landlord after their website and social media has been blocked in India under the Information Technology Act, 2000, by the government of India, according to statement published by the news website, a regional prominent independent news organisation based in Srinagar Kashmir, founded in 2009 by founder-editor Fahad Shah, who is currently in jail for 18 months over press coverage of a gunfight.

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

Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) flags on display for 2022 virtual summit

The Global South’s BRICS Play Should Not Be Dismissed The Global South’s BRICS Play Should Not Be Dismissed

The expansion of the BRICS agenda indicates a hunger for countering the serious shortcomings of the US-led global order.

Aug 17, 2023 / Sarang Shidore

Kalpana Solankar, 46, a farm worker from Arjunwad village, carries a heavy load of fodder on her head.

In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm

Heat waves are pushing agricultural workers across a wide swath of India to the edge of survival.

Jul 4, 2023 / Sanket Jain

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