The spectre of hurt religious sentiments: On the courage and necessity of Salman Rushdie

He has warned us repeatedly of the dangers of exempting religion from sceptical inquiry, critique or satire, out of fear of offending believers.

Rohit Chopra

· Aug 13, 2022 · 01:55 pm

Opinion: Indian democracy is marching towards authoritarianism, under the garb of pluralism

The arrests of Teesta Setalvad and Mohammed Zubair mark a critical point.

Rohit Chopra

· Jul 07, 2022 · 09:00 am

How credible is the claim that India is on the brink of a genocide against its Muslim citizens?

Instead of outright bloodletting, there will be increased bouts of episodic short-term, targeted violence to punish, intimidate, and disenfranchise Muslims.

Rohit Chopra

· Apr 22, 2022 · 06:30 am

Opinion: Why the Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference is not ‘Hindu-phobic’

The event seeks to bring a long-delayed global awareness about the operations of an exclusionary and discriminatory ideology.

Rohit Chopra

· Aug 26, 2021 · 06:30 am

The Modi template: How an astute politician has consistently turned chaos into opportunity

He offers a narrative that typically centres on him as a heroic outsider single-handedly battling internal and external enemies who are out to destroy India.

Rohit Chopra

· Jun 24, 2021 · 09:00 am

Can the subaltern tweet?: Holding Big Tech accountable on caste

How can reparative redress for caste-based humiliation, hate speech and violence online be achieved?

Paula Chakravartty

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Rohit Chopra

· Jun 16, 2021 · 09:00 am

Gita: A new book says its focus on action in the face of uncertainty makes it important for our time

An excerpt from ‘The Gita for a Global World’, by Rohit Chopra.

Rohit Chopra

· May 20, 2021 · 08:30 am

The catastrophic cost of junk science, bogus information and the Hindutva inferiority complex

Pseudo-science will be the death of us.

Rohit Chopra

· May 01, 2021 · 07:30 am

India’s Covid-19 crisis is a product of the paranoid governance that has marked the past seven years

Modi has refused to take responsibility for the toxic combination of incompetence and authoritarianism that marks his government’s actions.

Rohit Chopra

· Apr 22, 2021 · 06:30 am

What explains Indian-Americans being anti-Trump but also pro-Modi?

Indian-Americans, or more specifically, upper-caste Hindu Indian-Americans, have managed to have their identity cake and eat it too.

Rohit Chopra

· Mar 02, 2021 · 06:30 pm

Twitter’s capitulation to India’s repressive government shows that only some lives matter

Indian Muslim and minority lives simply don’t.

Rohit Chopra

· Feb 15, 2021 · 07:30 am

Two tweets that rattled a global superpower: Indian sovereignty and desi celebrity outrage

The response to tweets by Rihanna and Greta Thunberg reveals a deep national insecurity and anxiety about India’s place in the world.

Rohit Chopra

· Feb 05, 2021 · 06:30 am