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Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi Loses Seat in Indian Parliament
By Sudha Ramachandran
His disqualification is a setback to his Congress party. But can Gandhi turn things to his party's advantage?
Modi Regime’s Prickliness to Criticism Is Growing
By Kavita Chowdhury
The Congress party's spokesperson joins a long list of journalists, activists, and politicians detained for criticizing Modi and his government.
BBC Film on PM Modi’s Role in 2002 Riots Draws Indian Government Ire
By Sheikh Saaliq and Krutika Pathi
The government has blocked the broadcast of the film in India and banned people from sharing clips on social media, citing emergency powers under its IT laws.
BJP Government’s Strategy on Implementation of Citizenship Law
By Mridugunjan Deka
Implementation of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is being advanced incrementally and in a non-dynamic fashion.
In Bilkis Bano’s Fate, Lies the Future of Indian Muslims
By Tarushi Aswani
She was gang raped in 2002. But her assailants, who were convicted and awarded life imprisonment, now walk free.
Violence Against Indian Muslims Must Be Urgently Investigated
By Stephen Rapp
There is enough evidence that some of these acts amount to crimes against humanity.
School Social Science Textbook Revisions in India Kick Up Controversy
By Kavita Chowdhury
The deletions from history and political science textbooks seem aimed at rewriting history.
New Military Recruitment Scheme Roils India
By Kavita Chowdhury
Under the scheme, soldiers recruited to non-officer ranks will serve for four years only and be denied pension.
Modi Flaunts India’s Grassroots Democracy on Visit to Jammu and Kashmir
By Tarushi Aswani
His lofty claims ring hollow in the restive region as the Union Territory is being ruled directly from New Delhi.
BJP Government Uses a Movie to Incite Anti-Muslim Violence
By Kavita Chowdhury
The film, which pays little heed to facts, claims that Kashmiri Hindus were victims of genocide at the hands of Muslims.
Proposed Electoral Constituencies Evoke Anger in Kashmir Valley
By Shadab Farooq and Anzer Ayoob
The Delimitation Commission's redrawing of electoral boundaries in Jammu and Kashmir could benefit India’s Hindu nationalist BJP in this Muslim-dominated Union Territory.
Indian State of Uttar Pradesh Begins Voting in Test for Modi’s Hindutva Politics
By Krutika Pathi
The polls are a referendum on the state’s saffron-robed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a poster figure for the Hindu right-wing.