Inside India’s Gen Z Cockroach Janta Movement Inside India’s Gen Z Cockroach Janta Movement
Young Indians are challenging the purge of voter rolls by Modi’s right-wing government. Shrishti Khanna, who was detained by Delhi police while covering the protests, explains.
Oct 20, 2026 / Q&A / Shilpi Chhotray
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
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
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
Why Does Ro Khanna Want Modi to Address Congress? Why Does Ro Khanna Want Modi to Address Congress?
Despite his condemnations of Hindu nationalism, Representative Ro Khanna pushed for Modi to speak to a joint session of Congress and has received more than $110,000 from Hindu nati...
Jun 21, 2023 / Deeksha Udupa
Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence Modi’s Visit to the US Whitewashes India’s Far-Right Violence
Young Indian-Americans—and Americans at large—cannot ignore President Biden’s tacit endorsement of repression, authoritarianism, and religious intolerance.
Jun 21, 2023 / StudentNation / Shraddha Joshi
What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India What We Can Learn From the Surge of Far-Right Violence in India
Too many upper-caste Indians and white Americans think of themselves as the only ones worthy of enjoying the spoils of the earth.
May 26, 2023 / Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox