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Angshuman Choudhury
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India’s punitive demolitions bear striking resemblance to Israel’s tactics against Palestinians
Under Narendra Modi, the country is looking more like Israel. The real tragedy is that a large chunk of the majority is delighted about this metamorphosis.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Hijab ban: How some liberals are sleepwalking into the trap set by Hindutva nationalists
Beneath the seemingly secular pushback against the hijab lies a sinister single-point agenda of erasing the Muslim way of life from public space.
Angshuman Choudhury & Suraj Gogoi
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India may be walking a diplomatic tightrope but is dangerously close to recognising the Myanmar coup
New Delhi has prioritised border stability amid the threat of China even as the junta violently persecuted civilians days before and after Shringla’s visit.
Angshuman Choudhury
Trending
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Adani stocks slide up to 24%, bonds hit distressed levels after calling off share sale
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Mridula Garg translates ‘Chittacobra,’ her 1979 Hindi novel that was branded ‘obscene’ upon release
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Why the Modi government is unlikely to repeat the farm laws pullback with the citizenship law
Unlike farmers, Muslims are not a core voter base for the BJP. Modi will not lose anything by plainly ignoring them.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Why did India abstain from voting on the Myanmar resolution at the UN General Assembly?
The resolution calls on the country’s military to end the state of emergency and to reopen the ‘democratically elected parliament’, among other things.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Modi government exported vaccines to boost its global image amidst Covid-19 – but at what cost?
According to the government’s own submission before the Parliament, more shots were sent out of the country than administered to Indians as of mid-March.
Angshuman Choudhury
Video
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Watch: Indian women’s cricket team take on the ‘Tum Tum’ dance challenge in the dressing room
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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The BJP has doubled down on identity politics in Assam. Why is the Congress steering clear of it?
In its re-election bid, the saffron party has made several promises that feed into the Assamese nationalist imagination of indigeneity and belongingness.
Angshuman Choudhury & Suraj Gogoi
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How Myanmar security forces are using night raids to suppress protests against the coup
The key logic of raiding in the dark is simple – discretion. It allows for swift action without scrutiny.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Saving ‘jaati, maati, bheti’: Assamese civil society needs to recognise where the real threat lies
Clue: It is not the so-called illegal Bangladeshis from across the border.
Angshuman Choudhury
The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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Coronavirus outbreak: How Narendra Modi has used crisis management to strengthen his cult following
Even if his policies lacks substance, the flattering rhetoric on social media will sell Modi as an indispensable, singular solution to the pandemic.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Why is the Indian state shockingly blind to the problem of statelessness?
There is no single legislation on how to treat asylum seekers or refugees.
Angshuman Choudhury
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Faced with state repression, journalists in Myanmar push back strongly
Over the last three years, the military and civilian administrators have gone after journalists in a manner reminiscent of the erstwhile military junta.
Angshuman Choudhury
The Field
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Football: French World Cup winner Raphael Varane announces international retirement
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Davis Cup: Against Holger Rune’s Denmark, India opt not to play it by the book
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Live
Tri-series final, IND vs SA live: Harmanpreet Kaur falls as India struggle to get going on turner
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Thailand Masters: Kiran George, Ashmita Chaliha, Ishaan-Tanisha, Sikki-Rohan lose in round of 16
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India vs New Zealand: Shubman Gill on his unbeaten century, Hardik Pandya’s advice to him and more