India

Market response to the coronavirus, China deflecting blame, and the dawn of post-democratic Europe.

A new book recounts the inspiring story of how India’s constitution introduced democracy to people who had never experienced it before. Those freedoms are now in jeopardy.

India’s prime minister is pushing for a regional response while facing a growing crisis at home.

For a daily laborer in Mumbai, staying home means “my children and my wife will die.”

For Indian Muslims forced from their homes by mob violence, not even displaced persons camps can protect them now.

Germans used to be happy they were far away from China, but as COVID-19 ravages Europe, they no longer feel safely removed.  

The world’s largest democracy is particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases—but history shows it can be surprisingly resilient.

Trump and Modi met as Delhi burned, but the democratic principles underpinning ties haven’t vanished.

Ayurvedic medicine and other pseudosciences are being pushed by BJP politicians.

Indian culture may be ancient, but its unity is rare and recent. A growing hostility to Muslims threatens to upend the world’s largest democracy.

As protests against a new citizenship law sweep the country, signs that the authorities are condoning and even instigating violence have India’s Muslims alarmed.

An expert on communal riots says the country may well be witnessing the start of a larger pogrom.

Mobs roamed New Delhi’s streets as Trump and Modi talked, but the partnership remains robust.

Economic models often fail to account for hidden assumptions. Ignoring the importance of trust and belonging in society may be hurting New Delhi more than policymakers understand.