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

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Suraj Gogoi

· Feb 17, 2022 · 09:00 am

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

· Dec 30, 2021 · 07:30 am

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

· Nov 24, 2021 · 09:00 am

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

· Jun 21, 2021 · 11:30 am

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

· May 01, 2021 · 03:30 pm

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

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Suraj Gogoi

· Mar 27, 2021 · 07:30 am

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

· Feb 22, 2021 · 07:30 am

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

· Jul 13, 2020 · 07:30 am

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

· Mar 29, 2020 · 07:00 pm

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

· Oct 30, 2019 · 06:30 am

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

· Jul 11, 2017 · 12:30 pm