India
India’s right-wing government targets student activist
February 29, 2016The charges against Kanhaiya Kumar must be understood against the backdrop of the elections to be held in several Indian states.
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Thirty years later, disaster haunts and angers Bhopal survivors
December 3, 2014Three decades after lethal gas swept through Bhopal, the central Indian city remains haunted by memories of the world's worst industrial disaster.
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In India, fears accompany right-wing Modi’s landslide victory
May 21, 2014This is the first time since India won independence in 1947 that a rightist party has won a clear majority in parliament.
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Equality victory, as India recognizes transgender rights
April 16, 2014Landmark Supreme Court ruling allows people to identify themselves outside the traditional gender binary
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South India voters reject BJP
May 21, 2013Indian voters rejected the reactionary Hindu-nationalist party, known as the BJP, in a recent state election. The huge loss spells trouble for the ultra-right party in the 2014 national elections.
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