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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Congratulations India at 70: Development of a Few and Misery of the Masses

“…it is not survival but the quality, the plane...

Instant Triple Talaq: Muslim Personal Law Board defiant but not to file for review

Displeasure expressed over government's attack on personal law of...

Tunisia: Holding Up the Promise of a ‘Republican Muslim Democracy’

A review of Anne Wolf's Political Islam in Tunisia:...

View from Bangladesh: “We are all Rohingya now”

No state would tolerate attacks on its security personnel....

Massive win for United Left in JNU Students Union Elections

The alliance won all four office-bearer posts in the...

Amazing Grace: The life and death of Gauri Lankesh

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India’s Supreme Court Puts Liberty and Freedom First, and Above All But Some Grey Areas Remain

There are moments when institutions do a democracy proud....

Apartheid and Racism Still Rampant in the Indian System

FRRO is extorting money from Africans for deporting them....

Fake News and Social Media: A Deadly Combination

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