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Women's rights in India
![AI-Generated Content Poses a Looming Threat to Women in India and Pakistan AI-Generated Content Poses a Looming Threat to Women in India and Pakistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-01-30-210526.jpg)
AI-Generated Content Poses a Looming Threat to Women in India and Pakistan
By Zohaib Altaf and Nimra Javed
Socially conservative and patriarchal values make the threat of sexually-themed deepfakes a dire concern for the countries' girls and women.
![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.
![Fighting Gender Inequality in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic Fighting Gender Inequality in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-17.jpg)
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.
![India’s ‘Shadow Pandemic’ India’s ‘Shadow Pandemic’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-17.jpg)
India’s ‘Shadow Pandemic’
By Neeta Lal
Domestic violence in India surges during the COVID-19 crisis.
![Addressing Rape in India Addressing Rape in India](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-21-1.jpg)
Addressing Rape in India
By Neeta Lal
7 years after an infamous rape and murder case, India has made little progress in preventing crimes against women.
![Ecological Training Is Empowering India’s Tribal Women Ecological Training Is Empowering India’s Tribal Women](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-mushroom-372044_960_720.jpg)
Ecological Training Is Empowering India’s Tribal Women
By Parul Abrol
Training for tribal and nontribal forest-dwelling women in the Indian state of Odisha is making a difference.
![India Unleashes Its Own #MeToo India Unleashes Its Own #MeToo](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18284300032154.jpg)
India Unleashes Its Own #MeToo
By Neeta Lal
Across India, women are speaking up with tales of their abuse at the hands of powerful men.
![Interview With Indian ‘Instant Divorce’ Victim Nida Khan Interview With Indian ‘Instant Divorce’ Victim Nida Khan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-nida-khan-displaying-her-own-photograph.jpg)
Interview With Indian ‘Instant Divorce’ Victim Nida Khan
By Prabhat Singh
How one woman is fighting against injustice, ignorance, and violence toward women in the name of religious practices.
![India’s Problem With Women India’s Problem With Women](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-07-13_20-39-13.jpg)
India’s Problem With Women
By Tej Parikh
As tradition and modernity collide, India is the world's most dangerous place for women.
![White: The Deafening Silences of India's Rape Epidemic White: The Deafening Silences of India's Rape Epidemic](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-vlcsnap-2017-08-13-13h57m13s187.jpg)
White: The Deafening Silences of India's Rape Epidemic
By Avinash Giri
A new silent film by an Indian indie filmmaker highlights the unending horrors of the aftermath of rape.
![The ‘Pad Man’ of India’s Parliament The ‘Pad Man’ of India’s Parliament](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-women-1617225_1280.jpg)
The ‘Pad Man’ of India’s Parliament
By Mansi Bhatia and Nantha Kishore
Lawmaker Ninong Ering’s progressive step toward a period-friendly India.
![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.
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