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  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
    Amy Kazmin
    Modi woos world leaders in city haunted by violence

    Ahmedabad, central to the life of Gandhi, was the location of deadly sectarian riots

  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
    India
    Paramilitary police deployed in New Delhi after riots

    Modi calls for calm in first public acknowledgment of violence that has left at least 20 dead

  • Wednesday, 26 February, 2020
    Indian politics & policy
    New Delhi religious riots kill 17 in two days of violence

    Clashes over citizenship law come as Donald Trump praises India during two-day visit

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
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    Sedition accusations in India take a dramatic turn

    A school skit on a new citizenship law has been the target of a police investigation

  • Friday, 7 February, 2020
    AnalysisIndian politics & policy
    Modi fights back over Indian citizenship bill with propaganda blitz

    BJP government looks to take charge of narrative after weeks of protests

  • Sunday, 26 January, 2020
    Jo Johnson
    Modi’s culture war storms India’s elite universities

    The country’s hopes of transforming itself into a knowledge economy are under threat

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
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    Company founder praises country days after regulator launches inquiry into its activities

  • Tuesday, 14 January, 2020
    Indian politics & policy
    Bollywood turns on Modi after protests at citizenship law

    Contentious legislation prompts rare display of outrage from film stars and actors

  • Sunday, 12 January, 2020
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    Nehru’s idea of India is under attack

    Hindus and Muslims have been brothers who could be violently estranged, but never properly foreign

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    India’s ideological war bursts on to a Delhi campus

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  • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
    Indian politics & policy
    Indian authorities accused of targeting Muslims in Uttar Pradesh

    Citizenship law protests spur fierce crackdown in country’s most populous state

  • Sunday, 5 January, 2020
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    Violence at leading institution latest flashpoint over Narendra Modi’s citizenship bill

  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    Internet cut off in parts of India as protests continue

    Authorities step up response to wave of demonstrations sweeping the country

  • Friday, 27 December, 2019
    AnalysisIndian politics & policy
    Citizenship law sparks fear and anger among India’s Muslims

    Critics say act is discriminatory and weakens country’s secular foundations

  • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
    Siddarth Shrikanth
    India’s student diaspora rises up against Modi

    Young are putting pressure on families back home to take a stand

  • Monday, 23 December, 2019
    ExplainerIndian politics & policy
    What is India’s citizenship law and why has it stirred such anger?

    Country is gripped by mass protests as thousands voice fury over controversial new legislation

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
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    Modi castigates protesters as death toll rises

    India’s PM defends police officers and contentious citizenship bill amid clashes

  • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
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    India is at risk of sliding into a second Emergency

    Repressive tactics against protesters imperil core democratic rights

  • Saturday, 21 December, 2019
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    Death toll rises as anti-Modi protests intensify

    At least 15 people killed while anger rises against Modi’s agenda

  • Friday, 20 December, 2019
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    India’s youth voice anger at Modi’s citizenship law

    Widespread protests a turning point in public’s relationship with Indian prime minister

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    Modi defends India’s citizenship law in wake of protests

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