South Asia

Asia’s ultra-right consensus: ‘Liberal politics, sold by western funded NGOs, isn’t the answer’

The march of the Ultra-Right in the Global South continues on, but unlike their Global North counterparts like Trump, Le Penn & Farage, as bleak as the future may...

Butter Chai Ruminations at Norbulinka

Credit:Rukmini SenIt was raining ferociously when we reached our...

NIA Court Convicts One for Life in 2014 Mass Killing of Muslims, Assam

Image Courtesy: Countercurrents.orgThe special NIA court, Guwahati, on July...

Will a People’s Movement Restore Sustainability & Peace to Arunachal Pradesh?

Lama Lobang Gyatso, Tawang                                                          Lama Lobang Gyatso speaks and explains...

New IS Video Threatens More Attacks in Bangladesh

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How Zakir Naik’s Words can Hurt

The Daily Star, Bangladesh reported late last evening, July...

Anti-Muslim Violence Spreads in Myanmaar

UN SR warned of dangerous levels of continuing instigated...

A heavy price to pay

We deserve the truth, not more political blame games  We...

This is an emergency

In this vat of ignorance and hate that we...

What Kind of Prime Minister Are You, Sheikh Hasina?

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Intrusive and Unconstitutional: CJP’s dissent note on Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Law

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Telangana: Safeguard lakhs of Hamali workers, set by welfare board, citizens groups

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Delhi, Mumbai: Media organisations sharply criticise UNI eviction

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Denigration of martyrs like Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev – a peep into RSS archives

On the 95th anniversary of the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, March 23, 2026, historian Shamsul Islam dives deep into RSS archives to show how this organization has historically denounced the movements led by these revolutionaries

The Siege of Faith: A year-long analysis of the persecution and otherisation of Christians in India

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