Debasish Roy Chowdhury

Debasish Roy Chowdhury is the co-author of To Kill A Democracy: India’s Passage to Despotism

Recent Articles

Is India Headed for an Anti-Muslim Genocide?

To keep winning elections, India's ruling BJP needs to keep polarizing voters—and Muslims are paying a terrible price

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury October 4, 2021

After America, It’s China’s Turn to Worry about Masculinity

Beijing's crackdown on "effeminate men" is typical empire-building behavior

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury September 10, 2021

The Lessons for Asia as Biden Deserts Afghanistan

Afghanistan again serves as a reminder of America’s capacity for mayhem

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury August 15, 2021

Modi Never Bought Enough Vaccines. Now the World Is Paying

“India’s vaccine nationalism—along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s empty showboating—not only plunged India into an unexpected vaccine shortage, but also put countries banking on vaccines from India at great risk,” writes Debasish Roy Chowdhury.

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury May 28, 2021

Who Benefits the Most From the COVID Aid Given to India?

A crisis of horrifying dimensions has unfolded in India, but the long term effectiveness of foreign aid needs to be questioned.

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury May 20, 2021

India’s Media Is Partly to Blame for Its COVID Tragedy

India's media is holding the government to account for the COVID-19 catastrophe, but far too late argues Debasish Roy Chowdhury

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury May 3, 2021

Why the Quad Alliance Is Ambiguous and Contradictory

The centerpiece of Biden's Asia play is ill-defined and lacks a clear mandate, argues Debasish Roy Chowdhury

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury March 18, 2021

How Long Will Biden Pretend India Is a Democratic Ally?

For America’s principled alliance of democracies against China to work, the constituents of the coalition need to be, well, democratic, writes Debasish Roy Chowdhury

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury February 15, 2021

Save Sarcasm for Other Democracies. America Is Fine

Resilient democratic institutions and conventions prevented Trump from becoming a Modi or an Erdogan

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury January 11, 2021

Laws Against 'Love Jihad' Further Erode India's Democracy

In the new India, Hindus are more equal than others

By Debasish Roy Chowdhury November 30, 2020
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