A sobering reality check for India-NZ ties?

Stories of #Partition that add nuance to increasingly nationalistic and hostile state narratives are more important than ever. Debarshi Dasgupta & I worked on this The Straits Times feature & found memories, objects & suppressed facts that teach crucial lessons straitstimes.com/multimedia/gra…

“I was born and raised an Indian, and my parents are Indians. And yet, there is this very strong urge that there is also a home somewhere else, a home that I have not seen, a home that I’ve heard so much about.” Debarshi Dasgupta Rohini Mohan straitstimes.com/multimedia/gra…

This is nothing to be proud of (unless you are Anand Mahindra) We should be ashamed that illiterate CMs get helicopters for meaningless flood surveys and health workers need to risk their own lives!

Monday blues

It is time for the government to scale back Hindu pilgrimages in our hills. Reckless religiosity here is costing us more lives than ever. telegraphindia.com/india/why-was-…

India watches with caution as Dhaka and Islamabad reset ties straitstimes.com/asia/south-asi…

Le gouvernement indien est déjà pris dans une impasse en raison de la dégradation de ses relations avec les États-Unis. L'Inde a désormais une raison supplémentaire de s'inquiéter : le dégel des relations entre le Pakistan et le Bangladesh. straitstimes.com/asia/south-asi…

A great and saddening loss. Sankarshan Thakur held on to courage and his conscience when so many sold theirs. He was a gifted writer, the sharpest of political analysts, and kept faith with the people, the country, and the Constitution. Such a lighthouse of an editor.

Apart from being a erudite editor, Sankarshan Thakur was a fine gentleman. While I was working for Tehelka covering Northeast India, he would often call to discuss story ideas. He would begin with -- How are you?/ How are your daughters? RIP, Gentleman Editor #sankarshanthakur

There are roughly 850,000 Indians in Qatar — the largest expat community in Qatar, accounting for about 25-30% of the country's population. Qatar is also the largest supplier of LNG for India, accounting for a fifth of total LNG imports. Qatar is also India’s largest LPG

The remarkable #JagdeepChhokar has passed away. At the forefront of every good fight for democratic rights and reforms, he shall be missed. But he leaves a legacy in the ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms) of which he was one of the founders. A thorough gentleman and

A high-profile anti-colonial weekly series featuring Shashi Tharoor as well as plans for a dedicated channel for India by the end of 2025 - what explains RT's and Russian state media's interest in India? A story that looks into this phenomenon. straitstimes.com/asia/south-asi…

RT's coverage has focused on highlighting negative social trends in Europe and North America, and a show such as Imperial Receipts "that retells the story of British rule in India from an Indian perspective fits very well with this broader aim” Precious N Chatterje-Doody tells me.

L'Inde a lancé Adi Vaani, une plateforme de traduction IA pour les langues tribales comme le gondi et le santali, pour combler la fracture numérique et à préserver ces langues en voie de disparition en améliorant l’accès à l’information en ligne. straitstimes.com/asia/south-asi…

November 9: Uttarakhand Silver Jubilee Celebrations and my Visit to Dharali As we exult in celebrating our silver jubilee anniversary and state formation day, I had wanted to go as far away as possible from #Dehradun on Nov 9. I decided to visit #Dharali and witness for myself

2 iconic images: 1) #ArunaRoy during the successful RTI movement in 1996 at Ajmeri Gate in Beawar Raj 2) 30 years later, Aruna Roy at the same place launches a people's march to protect #RTI , defend democracy & demand accountability "The people united will never be defeated!".

Incredible crisis that is Indian football.