List of India articles
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet during the India-Israel Business Summit in New Delhi on January 15, 2018. India’s Alliance With Israel Is a Model for the World’s Illiberal Leaders
From arms deals to occupation in Kashmir and the West Bank, Modi and Netanyahu increasingly share the same ethnonationalist worldview.
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Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti speaks with an aide after signing an agreement on opening economic relations with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in the White House on Sept. 4. Our Top Weekend Reads
An interview with Kosovo’s prime minister, how Myanmar can avoid a public health disaster in the conflict-torn state of Rakhine, and the case for reassessing Voltaire’s legacy.
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A Su-35 fighter jet Indian Social Media Goes Nuts Over Fake Claim of Su-35 Shootdown
With tensions high, nationalist audiences are primed for dangerous nonsense.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the U.S. Congress A Biden-Harris Administration Would Mean a Harder Eye on Kashmir
The ease of the Modi-Trump relationship is likely to disappear under new scrutiny of human rights.
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The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning and other ships sail during a naval drill in the East China Sea in April 2018. The Next Front in the India-China Conflict Could Be a Thai Canal
India is beefing up its island defenses as Beijing seeks a quicker route to the Indian Ocean.
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Abandoned houses in Seoul Our Top Weekend Reads
Skyrocketing housing prices threaten South Korea, the plight of LGBTQ people in Kashmir, and rapidly deteriorating economic conditions in Argentina.
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Protesters march in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, on Oct. 7, 2016. Kashmir’s LGBTQ Community Is Caught Between Conservative Society and Indian Ethnonationalism
New Delhi claims that Kashmir used its semi-autonomous status to discriminate against sexual and gender minorities, but its own moves are doing more harm than good.
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A Chinese soldier and an Indian solider stand guard at the Nathu La border crossing between India and China on July 10, 2008. China Is Taking Advantage of India’s Intelligence Failures
New Delhi has failed to learn from its mistakes.
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Indian Supreme Court lawyer and anti-corruption activist Prashant Bhushan gestures as he speaks during a public talk. Cracking Down on Activists for Their Tweets Isn’t New
The lawyer Prashant Bhushan’s arrest and detention for posting tweets critical of the Indian government is part of a wider global trend.
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Young men watch videos on TikTok in Mumbai YouTube Hatemongers Are India’s New Stars
Misogynistic, nationalistic rants get creators rewards—and bans—on social media.
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Indian students and volunteers wear masks of Mahatma Gandhi during a march to celebrate his 150th birth anniversary, in Kolkata on October 2, 2018. Nonviolence as War by Other Means
As “Gandhi,” a new wargame, demonstrates, peaceful protest is mightier than the sword.
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A Pakistan Navy soldier stands at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country’s founder, during Independence Day celebrations in Karachi on Aug. 14. How Pakistan’s Military Lost Kashmir
An arrogant and bloated army bears its share of responsibility for Kashmiri suffering.
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Then Vice President Joe Biden talks with Sen. Kamala Harris and her aunt, Sarala Gopalan, during a swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol on Jan. 3, 2016. The Importance of Kamala Harris’s South Asian Heritage
The media often underplays the fact that Biden’s vice presidential pick has an Indian mother. Her heritage could play a crucial role in U.S. foreign policy.
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Workers put final touches on a model of a Rafale fighter jet ahead of the Republic Day parade in New Delhi on Jan 22. Rafale Jets Won’t Save India’s Air Force
Thanks to decades of underinvestment, the force has lost its edge over its increasingly aggressive rivals. A few more planes won’t fix that.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and China's President Xi Jinping attend a meeting in Shanghai on May 22, 2014. Iran’s Pact With China Is Bad News for the West
Tehran’s new strategic partnership with Beijing will give the Chinese a strategic foothold and strengthen Iran’s economy and regional clout.