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Indian politics
The Privatization of Heritage: Why Corporate Funding To Restore Monuments Worries India
By Priyanka Borpujari
India's “Adopt a Heritage” scheme raises serious questions about historical and cultural integrity.
India Learns That the Smallest Coffins Are Often the Heaviest
By Priyanka Borpujari
What will it take for India to finally see its girls and women as human beings?
How the Indian Government Polices Journalists To Curb 'Fake News'
By Priyanka Borpujari
India's push to regulate "fake news" lays bare the poor state of press freedom in the country.
A New Religion in India? Karnataka's Lingayats Seek Recognition
By Priyanka Borpujari
The state government of Karnataka has granted a separate religion tag to the Lingayats.
Two Deaths in India and the Death of Serious News
By Priyanka Borpujari
Madhu and Sridevi—the coverage of their deaths reveals the grotesque truth about the state of broadcast news in India.
The Unequal Fates of Big and Small Loan Defaulters in India
By Priyanka Borpujari
Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi are the latest Indian bigwigs to default and abscond.
Love in the Time of Patriarchy: 'Love Jihad' in India
By Priyanka Borpujari
The murder of 23-year-old photographer Ankit Saxena reveals India’s dirty underbelly of religious and caste intolerance.
Kashmir: The Politics of Interlocutors
By Yaqoob ul Hassan
India's approach to managing Kashmir won't work in the long term. Is there an alternative?
India’s Stars Go From Bollywood to Ballot Box
By Neeta Lal
What happens when Indian movie stars enter politics?
Could 3 Young Men Upstage Modi’s 'Development' in Gujarat?
By Priyanka Borpujari
The upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat may be a moment of truth for Narendra Modi and the BJP.
A Game of Votes in India: Gag Orders Precede Elections in Rajasthan
By Priyanka Borpujari
An ordinance and bill in Rajasthan threatens India's free press and highlights worrying trends.
Indian Regulators Wary About Bitcoin
By Aswin Mannepalli
India, like many other Asian states, is struggling to manage cryptocurrencies.