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August 27, 2020
Indigenous Tribes in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands Battle Coronavirus
By Sudha Ramachandran
Contact with the outside world has cost them dearly in the past. Will they be able to survive the pandemic’s assault?
August 17, 2020
India’s Virus Death Toll Tops 50,000
By Associated Press
India now has the fourth most reported fatalities from COVID-19 in the world amid a surging caseload.
July 29, 2020
Is India Missing Its Chance to Learn From the COVID Crisis?
By Rwitoban Deb
The pandemic could have been a portal to a better India, but the door is closing.
July 20, 2020
Absentee Ballots? Re-enfranchising India’s Migrant Workers
By Bansari Kamdar
As India’s internal migrant workers return to cities desperate for work, without a change in policy they could be left out of important upcoming elections.
July 10, 2020
Globalization and Trade in a Post-Pandemic World: India’s Atma-Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan
By Parth Patel, Paresha Sinha, and Suraksha Gupta
India is on a mission toward self-reliance.
June 29, 2020
After a Pandemic Surge, Lockdown Returns to India’s Northeast
By StoriesAsia
The Indian state of Assam is resuming a lockdown amid concerns about the virus.
June 25, 2020
Fighting Gender Inequality in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
By M Niaz Asadullah and Kalyani Raghunathan
The pandemic will drive many women in India into poverty and food insecurity.
June 15, 2020
Kashmir’s ‘COVID Warriors’ Are Under Siege
By Mohammad Haziq
Prime Minister Modi has praised India’s doctors as heroes amid the pandemic. In Kashmir, they are being harassed and beaten by security forces.
June 05, 2020
The Pandemic Revealed India’s Invisible Workforce
By Neeta Lal
COVID-19 shone a harsh light on the plight of India’s migrant workers. Now legislative changes are finally in the offing to better their lot.
May 29, 2020
Kashmir’s Displaced Struggle to Survive Amid COVID-19
By Bhat Burhan and Saqib Mugloo
“It took me 40 years to build this house, and it took the Indian forces less than 40 seconds to destroy it.”
May 23, 2020
COVID-19 Lockdown: India Needs Laws to Protect Domestic Workers
By Akanksha Khullar
The nationwide lockdown has aggravated the plight of domestic workers in India, and highlighted their lack of adequate rights.
May 20, 2020
Walking the Tightrope: Privacy Risks in India’s Contact Tracing App
By Mohit Saini and Aakash Mehrotra
Created to fight the spread of COVID-19, India’s contact tracing app raises all kinds of privacy concerns.