Under Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka is going fast – in reverse

His administration has moved forcefully to stifle criticism with a raft of new, repressive laws ahead of a presidential election later this year.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Feb 13, 2024 · 09:00 am

G20: India has work to do on key human rights issues as world leaders gather in Delhi

While celebrating diversity and democracy, heads of state must remember that institutions that uphold rights are under threat – in India and their countries.

Meenakshi Ganguly

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John Sifton

· Sep 04, 2023 · 07:30 am

If India wants to support Sri Lankans, it must back extension of UN panel probing rights violations

The island nation’s economic crisis is also a political and human rights calamity. There can be no justice until the rights of ordinary Sri Lankans are safe.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Oct 03, 2022 · 09:00 am

Bangladesh’s unplanned relocation of Rohingya refugees to Bhasan Char island is risky

But the international community should do much more to ensure that the refugees can safely return to Myanmar.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Jun 07, 2021 · 08:45 am

India cannot expect to beat coronavirus without tackling systemic hate and deep-rooted corruption

This is an opportunity for the Modi government to accept its failing and end communal bias.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· May 26, 2020 · 07:30 am

India has taken notable steps to contain Covid-19 – but failed to curb surging anti-Muslim rhetoric

In the coming days, discrimination will rise, affecting the country’s fight against the pandemic.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Apr 18, 2020 · 07:30 am

BJP government must acknowledge critics’ fears and stop resorting to majoritarian victimhood

It must reverse poor decisions, not reject the advice of friends.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Mar 13, 2020 · 06:30 am

Dissent is ‘anti-national’ in Modi’s India – no matter where it comes from

From rebuttals to industrialist Rahul Bajaj to a media advisory on the day of Assam protests, the government continues to clamp down on criticism.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Dec 13, 2019 · 06:30 am

In Kashmir, government’s priority should be to protect civil liberties

Blacking out communication channels is a form of collective punishment that cripples daily lives and economic activities.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Aug 26, 2019 · 07:30 am

Narendra Modi’s next challenge is to contain his extremist supporters

To restore faith in the rule of law in India, the new government should ensure that the culture of mob violence has no political patronage.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· May 30, 2019 · 08:00 am

The BJP’s increasing authoritarianism may be eroding the support it enjoyed in 2014

In politics as in sports, a team that engages in blatant bullying is eventually exposed as one that lacks both good practice and skill.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Sep 07, 2018 · 06:30 pm

NRC debate: Why Assam’s handling of the exercise will have repercussions for the rest of India

If the state fails to build a sympathetic system to establish claims, across India, there will be many more outsiders who will have nowhere to return to.

Meenakshi Ganguly

· Aug 06, 2018 · 08:00 am