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