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Rape in India
![Hundreds in India Protest Government Handling of Fatal Rape Case Hundreds in India Protest Government Handling of Fatal Rape Case](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-02-10.jpg)
Hundreds in India Protest Government Handling of Fatal Rape Case
By Associated Press
The demonstrators shouted "Hang the rapists" and "First raped by devils, then by the system.”
![In India, a Man Can Still Legally Rape His Wife In India, a Man Can Still Legally Rape His Wife](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-06-05-4.jpg)
In India, a Man Can Still Legally Rape His Wife
By Bansari Kamdar
Marital rape, colonial hangover, and patriarchal impunity 73 years later.
![Rape, Caste, Double Standards, and India’s Middle Class Rape, Caste, Double Standards, and India’s Middle Class](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-20-2.jpg)
Rape, Caste, Double Standards, and India’s Middle Class
By StoriesAsia
Does India's middle class only empathize with victims who are ‘like’ them?
![Will the Death Penalty Protect India’s Daughters From Rape? Will the Death Penalty Protect India’s Daughters From Rape?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18111361745236.jpg)
Will the Death Penalty Protect India’s Daughters From Rape?
By Priyanka Borpujari
Will more draconian punishment for rapists improve outcomes for Indian girls?
![India Learns That the Smallest Coffins Are Often the Heaviest India Learns That the Smallest Coffins Are Often the Heaviest](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18103500679990.jpg)
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?
![Misunderstanding Consent: When Indian Courts Interpret a Woman’s 'No' as a 'Yes' Misunderstanding Consent: When Indian Courts Interpret a Woman’s 'No' as a 'Yes'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-judge-gavel-1461291406zfk.jpg)
Misunderstanding Consent: When Indian Courts Interpret a Woman’s 'No' as a 'Yes'
By Priyanka Borpujari
Even in India's courts, blaming the victim continues to take precedence over a woman’s consent.
![Nearly 5 Years on: Lessons From India's Infamous 'Nirbhaya' Gang Rape Case Nearly 5 Years on: Lessons From India's Infamous 'Nirbhaya' Gang Rape Case](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-11402864313_9a38c30846_b.jpg)
Nearly 5 Years on: Lessons From India's Infamous 'Nirbhaya' Gang Rape Case
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Nearly five years after a brutal gang rape shook India, how has the Indian justice system dealt with rape?
![Indian Lawmakers Take Key Steps Toward Recognizing the Importance of Consent Indian Lawmakers Take Key Steps Toward Recognizing the Importance of Consent](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-28_02-01-05.jpg)
Indian Lawmakers Take Key Steps Toward Recognizing the Importance of Consent
By Padmapriya Govindarajan
Two recent developments in India suggest slow but sure change in how gender-based violence is viewed in the country.
‘India’s Daughter’ Stirs Controversy
By Sanjay Kumar
India has opted to ban a BBC produced documentary that covers a 2012 gang rape in Delhi. The film has caused a furor among conservatives and women’s rights advocates.
![Interview: Ruchira Gupta Interview: Ruchira Gupta](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-08-21_03-30-23.jpg)
Interview: Ruchira Gupta
By Anuradha Sharma
Emmy-winning filmmaker and activist Ruchira Gupta on the fight against trafficking and rape in India.
![Tarun Tejpal: Disgraced Indian Editor Charged with Rape Tarun Tejpal: Disgraced Indian Editor Charged with Rape](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-02-18_07-12-17.jpg)
Tarun Tejpal: Disgraced Indian Editor Charged with Rape
By J.T. Quigley
After months of apologies and outright denials, the former Tehelka magazine editor faces prison.
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