The Indian PM cleverly enticed Trump with the prospect of 7 million people lining the streets to welcome him next week
Continue readingStanding Up for Left Literature—In India, It Can Cost You Your Life
Red Books Day is about standing up to fascism and standing up for our own intellectual development.
Continue readingMyanmar and China Join Hands—Is India Missing Out on the Future?
For Delhi, the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor derails efforts to discredit the Belt and Road Initiative
Continue readingNot an Inch: Indian Students Stand Against the Far-Right
On January 5, a group of masked men and women roamed the gated campus of JNU with iron rods and other weapons.
Continue readingIran Loathes Pompeo’s Chabahar Gift
The US shrugged off India’s regional strategic concerns when it unilaterally killed a top Iranian general soon after ‘allowing’ New Delhi to go ahead with its port project in southern Iran
Continue readingIndia’s Democracy Is Facing an Existential Threat
Street signs indicate widespread opposition to these laws and policies from a range of political parties: everyone, except the BJP, seems to be against them.
Continue readingThe People of India Are Taking It to the Streets to Challenge Modi’s Bigoted and Dishonest Government
Narendra Modi’s attempts to defend the controversial citizenship law have provoked ire not just among Muslims, but among the general populace, mainly youth.
Continue readingIndia’s Government Is Going to War Against Its Own People
As a new law appears to make Muslims second-class citizens, the BJP regime is ignoring protests against yet more austerity.
Continue readingSri Lanka Continues Its Delicate Dance With India
The nation’s new president strives to keep New Delhi’s goodwill while preserving Colombo’s strategic autonomy.
Continue readingIran Is Losing Patience with India’s Dreams of Major Saudi Investment
India cannot, should not and need not substitute Saudi Arabia as a preferred partner to Iran – or vice versa.
Continue readingWhy Afghanistan’s Next Election Could Create Another State of Chaos
India’s stance on the September 28 poll is based on an unrealistic anti-Pakistan policy, not on any real hope for the Afghan people themselves.
Continue readingHowdy, Modi—The Indian Leader’s Visit With Trump in Texas Is a Win-Win
India’s Prime Minister to join Trump in Houston at an event called “Howdy Modi.”
Continue readingHow Indian Democracy Is Being Turned on Its Head
The Modi government has all but declared a war against its own people.
Continue readingWhy Kashmir Is Casting a Shadow on India and Russia’s Ties
Pronounced Russian backing for India at this juncture could prove to be counterproductive, given the New Cold War conditions in world politics.
Continue readingThe G7 Countries Look Feeble—Iran and Brazil Could Shore Them Up
If you are sitting in Beijing or Moscow, you have to wonder about the G7.
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