India’s grim Covid-19 reckoning has arrived
The Modi regime’s misplaced priorities means that India now faces an impending humanitarian crisis as a surge in cases is compounded by poverty and failing healthcare systems.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Fake encounters of the murderous kind in India
An alleged staged gunfight in Kashmir is yet another example of the extrajudicial killings that have become standard practice in India, often with tacit support from the state.
A year of turmoil and traumatic loss in Kashmir
Twelve months after India moved to annex the disputed Jammu and Kashmir region, battered Kashmiris are living their worst fears of losing their land, rights and freedom.
India’s Modi dismantles environmental safeguards
The prime minister’s right-wing government has launched an aggressive campaign to push his pro-business neoliberal agenda at the expense of environmental laws.
India continues crackdown on anti-Modi intellectuals
India’s Hindu-nationalist government has been accused of using the Covid-19 pandemic to target critics and activists who oppose the prime minister’s right-wing regime.
A battle for India’s soul
India’s student movement is one of the main forces challenging the government of Narendra Modi. But the crusade against Hindu nationalism needs to take root deeper in civil society.
Cartoon | Nasty Namaste
In this week’s cartoon, Carlos eavesdrops on Donald Trump as he pitches a plan to fellow fascist Narendra Modi.
Modi’s dangerous game in India
The Modi government’s ‘reign of terror’ is aimed at silencing Muslims into submission on the path to a nation ruled by a far right-wing version of Hinduism. But it could have irreversible consequences.
Modi sweeps India’s elections on wave of extreme nationalism
The victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s far right coalition signals dangerous times ahead for millions who fall into the minority, particularly Muslims and Dalits.