The Clear Night Sky Over India and China’s Hostile Border
In a region torn by conflict, what’s overhead offers hope for the future.
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The Diverging Paths of Two Young Women Foretell the Fate of a Tribe in India
The paradox of India's approach to tribal education through residential schools.
Confessions of a Killer Policeman
A Guardian long-read about Herojit, a policeman in Manipur and his turn away from a career as one of India's most lethal extra-judicial executioner.
Scavengers are India’s Real Recyclers
The Swacch Bharat campaign ignored its ideal workforce.
Gaga for India [PDF]
"IT WAS SO fabulous, you almost didn’t notice when it stopped being a concert." I interviewed Lady Gaga, at the peak of her fame in 2011, and gave GQ India…
The Hunting Party Returns
A report from Nandigram about the turbulent, first electoral exercise after the area's recapture by the Communist party.
Archive
Why India's Oscar Entry Matters in the Age of Amnesia
The opposite of the content scroll - the ever-advancing feed of new information - is the act of pausing to remember.
What Will Be Different About a Modi Coalition Government?
Here are some basic, 101 thoughts about politics and governance in a coalition era.
Interview with 'The Soup': How I Write, Fight, Take a Flight
"Doing both in one life has its trade-offs, I know, but choosing one would split me down the middle."
Who Will Nurse the Nurses?
On International Nurses Day, the Prime Minister’s tweet only underlined how little we recognise their work – and the reforms they deserve, now more than ever.
Revisiting Watergate in the Wake of the Latest Rafale Revelations
"It's not dead. You stay on this story," Bob Woodward told a rookie reporter who felt Watergate had gone cold. Earlier this month, the French portal Mediapart sent the same…
A Twitter Ban is a Tough Pill to Swallow, but a Medicine We Need More of
Bay Area tech firms are relatively insulated from political agendas. In 2021, they’re better positioned to regulate online speech than any national agency or pillar of government.
The Clear Night Sky Over India and China’s Hostile Border
In a region torn by conflict, what’s overhead offers hope for the future.
The Coronavirus Offers a Radical New Vision for India’s Cities
We were already working from home, going out in N95 masks, before the coronavirus was even dreamt of in Wuhan.
Interview with Isaac Chotiner: 'The Real Objective of Mob Violence'
Talked about my immediate impressions of 2020 Delhi riots, the day after I went into the riot zone and watched it in progress.
Why Bolsonaro Represents the Real Threat to Modi's NRC Agenda
The presence of the Brazilian president at Republic Day helps us make overdue connections between climate change, migration and Modi's citizenship agenda.