Life and fate in Kolkata
In a novel set in a dystopian Bengal, scarcity and climate exile have stripped the characters of their decency –…
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The novelist and activist details how she fashioned herself out of collisions with her mother
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India must step back from the brink
International allies are pressuring both India and Pakistan to show restraint.
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It is vanishingly rare for a writer to both confront the ugliness of humanity and still search for its beauty.…
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Will Arundhati Roy be arrested?
By targeting the celebrated author, Narendra Modi is determined to show that none of those who defy his regime are…
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India chooses political instability over Modi
The country will now be governed by a coalition, rather than with an iron fist.
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Narendra Modi has spent a decade remaking the country into a one-party state. What happens now?
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Assassination in Canada makes a mockery of the West’s alliances
Justin Trudeau says he has evidence India was responsible, yet commentators tell him to be quiet in service of unity.
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