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Sanjay Kumar
Sanjay Kumar is a New Delhi-based journalist and correspondent for The Diplomat.
He worked as a reporter and producer with a leading TV news agency, ANI, for five years where he covered conflict in India’s northeast.
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November 14, 2015
After ISIS Killings, Afghans Protest
By Sanjay Kumar
A large demonstration on Wednesday shows that Afghans are united in their anger against both insurgents, and their own government.

November 10, 2015
Bihar Says No to the BJP: What Now?
By Sanjay Kumar
After his party lost the important state election in Bihar, big trouble for Narendra Modi’s government.

November 06, 2015
Paradise in Turmoil: What's Next for the Maldives?
By Sanjay Kumar
The Maldives announced a 30-day state of emergency after seizing a weapons cache on one of the country’s islands.

November 05, 2015
Bangladesh’s Terrorist Problem
By Sanjay Kumar
A string of recent attacks against liberal writers demonstrate that the country is also struggling with an extremist fringe.

October 22, 2015
An Uprising Against Intolerance in India
By Sanjay Kumar
The killing of a popular writer is the latest of Hindu extremist attacks. Why isn’t the government doing something about it?

October 21, 2015
A Conversation with a Survivor of the US Airstrike on Doctors Without Borders in Kunduz
By Sanjay Kumar
The Diplomat's Sanjay Kumar speaks with a survivor of the U.S. airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan.

October 15, 2015
Young Afghans Come Together to Prevent 'Brain Drain'
By Sanjay Kumar
A group of young Afghans tries to stop their educated compatriots from migrating to Europe.

October 10, 2015
Kunduz Frontline Report: 10 Days After the Taliban Siege
By Sanjay Kumar
The Diplomat’s Sanjay Kumar speaks to Afghan journalist Shershah Nawabi 10 days after the fall of the city to the Taliban.

October 08, 2015
Murdered Over Beef? Muslims Are Under Siege in India
By Sanjay Kumar
A recent murder shows that for all the talk, India is still plagued by religious tension.

September 30, 2015
With Kunduz Under Siege, Afghanistan Is Again at a Crossroads
By Sanjay Kumar
The fall of the important northern city of Kunduz spells trouble for Ashraf Ghani’s government.

September 29, 2015
The Taliban Take Kunduz: An Eyewitness Account
By Sanjay Kumar
The Diplomat speaks to a Kunduz government official about the Taliban's takeover of the city.

September 28, 2015
Understanding Nepal's Constitutional Crisis: A Conversation With Prashant Jha
By Sanjay Kumar
The Diplomat's Sanjay Kumar speaks with Prashant Jha about Nepal's constitutional crisis.