Podcast: Do India’s security agencies serve public interest or political agendas?
Josy Joseph, the author of ‘The Silent Coup: A History of India’s Deep State’ explains how the executive uses agencies to target adversaries.

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How India allegedly deported 40 Rohingya refugees by forcing them into Andaman Sea
When war becomes a meme: Tagore’s warning against hollow nationalism
‘By tearing off the skin with your teeth’: The right way to eat mangoes according to Victorian women
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Travel vlogger arrested in Haryana for allegedly spying for Pakistan
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