EDITORIAL: Mr Trump in India
US President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were able to convey a robust message to the west of the Radcliffe Line, thanks largely to their personal chemistry. The diplomatic…
India
India-US to sign mega defence deals during Trump’s visit; trade deal not on cards
The much-anticipated trade deal between India and the US is not on the cards during President Donald Trump’s visit. Even though the much-anticipated trade deal between India and…
India world’s fifth largest military spender
India’s military spending increased in 2017 and it now occupies the fifth spot after US, China, Saudi Arabia and Russia. India is now one of the world’s five biggest…
India approves death penalty for child rapists
After facing flak both at home and abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called an emergency meeting of the Cabinet which endorsed death for child rapists. India’s cabinet…
ATMs run dry in India
ATMs in several cities across the country are running dry bringing back ugly memories of the November 2016 demonetisation. Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) have run dry once again…
Before breaking into song
Kathua rape: BJP is not the only party using rape as a political tool. Yet again they were singing and reciting Faiz. Elsewhere they perhaps do the same with Sri Sri, Kazi Nazrul,…
India tired of rape culture excuses
In India, 106 women are raped per day and the numbers aren’t going down. The brutal rape and cold-blooded murder of an eight-year-old Muslim shepherd girl, allegedly to…
India drops proposed fake news laws
The Indian government has dropped controversial plans for a fake news law targeting journalist after pushback from the media. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 3 ordered the…
Caste protests disrupts India
A supreme court decision to review a discrimination law has prompted caste violence across India. Dalit protests swept India’s caste-conscious north on April 2, leaving nine…
Editor’s Conversation: Explaining the caste system
Cod Satrusayang and Lamat Hasan have a conversation about the caste system in India. Confession time, I have very little knowledge of the Indian caste system. What I do know, I…