India

India comes third, after Myanmar and Sudan, in enforcing internet shutdowns in the country according to a report. India also enforced the longest duration of an internet shutdown in 2023 in Manipur.

From the archives of Communalism Combat, No. 20, March 1996

The CAA 2019 and recent rules are not only violates national and international law, but through arcane notions of Akhand Bharat, promotes a rigid expansionist nationalism

Farewell Ramu: A Personal and professional tribute to Admiral Ramdas, a public servant of civility, grace, and conviction

A former secretary to the government of India, Dr EAS Sarma has, in an open letter to President Draupadi Murmu urged her to invoke special powers under the Constitution, not allow announcement of elections or any major policy decision until an independent inquiry into the sudden resignation of Arun Goel is carried out and made public

The author makes a convincing argument –based on a close study of the past century --for doses of rationality and soul-searching in the ongoing battle for minority rights and dignity, urges Indian Muslims to make their own contribution to invest in secularising India, and baldly asserts that minority communalism is no antidote to majoirtarianism

Citizens activism through the Right to Information Act (RTI)...

In a recent report, the Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) has unveiled stark figures and has shed light on the current situation that has resulted out of forced evictions in India during the years 2022 and 2023.

In a short time from now, the Election Commission...

The advisory issued by the ECI asserts that any act in violation would result in severe consequences