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Interview: Kanhaiya Kumar on India's Challenges Under Narendra Modi
If there is one name that occupies the attention of the masses in India today it is Kanhaiya Kumar. The president of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s Students’ Union, Kumar has become a political phenomenon in the country and many see him as a rising star in Indian politics. His arrest on February 10 on the charge of sedition and release 23 days later made him a household name. His fiery words… → Read More
Remembering the Partition of India
Speaking to Nisid Hajari, journalist and author of Midnight’s Fury: The Deadly Legacy of Indian Partition. → Read More
India’s 2016 Budget: Politics Meets Economics
India's 2016 budget shows that some things never change in Indian politics. → Read More
A New Hope For India’s LGBT Community
India's Supreme Court will revisit Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes homosexuality. → Read More
Modi's New Mantra: 'If You're Not With Me, You're Anti-National'
Will I be called anti national, Mr. Prime Minister, for expressing my dissent against your government? → Read More
Abdul Hakim Mujahid Speaks on Afghanistan's Peace and Reconciliation Process
Abdul Hakim Mujahid of Afghanistan's High Peace Council discusses the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG). → Read More
Political Uncertainty Prevails in Jammu and Kashmir
A chief minister's sudden death exposes political fault lines in India's only Muslim-majority state. → Read More
Modi’s Pakistan Trip: A Political Stunt or Considered Diplomacy?
What was behind Narendra Modi's foreign policy stunt in Lahore? → Read More
Can a Court Case Resurrect the Congress Party in India?
The Grand Old Party of Indian politics is trying to revitalize itself during a controversial court case against it. → Read More
Desperation Rules Afghanistan
Young Afghans are being forced to flee the country in search of a better life. → Read More
Selfies with Modi: Is the Indian Press Shirking its Democratic Responsibility?
What is happening to the Indian Fourth Estate? → Read More
The Battle of Kohima and Indian Historical Consciousness
The Battle of Kohima saw northeast India emerge as a decisive battlefield in the Second World War. → Read More
After ISIS Killings, Afghans Protest
A large demonstration on Wednesday shows that Afghans are united in their anger against both insurgents, and their own government. → Read More
Bangladesh’s Terrorist Problem
A string of recent attacks against liberal writers demonstrate that the country is also struggling with an extremist fringe. → Read More
An Uprising Against Intolerance in India
The killing of a popular writer is the latest of Hindu extremist attacks. Why isn’t the government doing something about it? → Read More
Kunduz Frontline Report: 10 Days After the Taliban Siege
The Diplomat’s Sanjay Kumar speaks to Afghan journalist Shershah Nawabi 10 days after the fall of the city to the Taliban. → Read More
Murdered Over Beef? Muslims Are Under Siege in India
A recent murder shows that for all the talk, India is still plagued by religious tension. → Read More
With Kunduz Under Siege, Afghanistan Is Again at a Crossroads
The fall of the important northern city of Kunduz spells trouble for Ashraf Ghani’s government. → Read More
The Taliban Take Kunduz: An Eyewitness Account
The Diplomat speaks to a Kunduz government official about the Taliban's takeover of the city. → Read More
Nepal Tests India’s Much Touted Neighborhood Diplomacy
India’s interference in the Nepali constitutional process has tarnished Narendra Modi’s reputation in the Himalayan country. → Read More