India

A protest in Kolkata against the alleged rape, torture and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh, India.

The Fatal Gang Rape of a Young Woman Is Forcing a Reckoning in India Over the Caste System

Activists say the case is highlighting police complicity in caste discrimin...

Activists say the case is highlighting police complicity in caste discrimination

Relatives and medical workers put on PPE coveralls ahead of the cremation of a person who died of the coronavirus, at Nigambodh Ghat on June 17, 2020 in New Delhi, India.

COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 100,000 in India, Trailing U.S. and Brazil

Nearly 10% of the more than 1 million people to die globally of COVID-19 ha...

Nearly 10% of the more than 1 million people to die globally of COVID-19 have done so in India

A woman walks past the Amnesty International India headquarters in Bangalore, India on Feb. 5, 2019.

Amnesty International Halts India Operations Citing Government Reprisals

Amnesty International India alleged that Indian authorities froze its bank ...

Amnesty International India alleged that Indian authorities froze its bank accounts on suspicions of violating rules on foreign funding

Jayanti Keshav Parmar, a tailor, at his home in Dharavi. His sewing machine sits idle, as no one in the neighborhood can afford to have new clothes stitched this year.

India's Biggest Slum Successfully Contained COVID-19. But Can Its Residents Survive the Economic Collapse?

Jayanti Keshav Parmar, a tailor who lives in Dharavi, a bustling informal s...

Jayanti Keshav Parmar, a tailor who lives in Dharavi, a bustling informal settlement of nearly 1 million low-income residents packed into a one-square-mile area in Mumbai, has been stuck at home since March 25 when...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attend a meeting at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on September 27, 2015.

Facebook’s Ties to India’s Ruling Party Complicate Its Fight Against Hate Speech

The world's biggest social network has multi-billion dollar plans for India...

The world's biggest social network has multi-billion dollar plans for India. What happens when BJP politicians use its platforms to spread hatred?

A nurse cares for a COVID-19 patient in the ICU at the Aundh District Hospital in Pune on Aug. 11.

How the Pandemic Is Reshaping India

With a white handkerchief covering his mouth and nose, only Rajkumar Prajap...

With a white handkerchief covering his mouth and nose, only Rajkumar Prajapati’s tired eyes were visible as he stood in line. It was before sunrise on Aug. 5, but there were already hundreds of others...

An Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard in front of his bunker in the city of Srinagar in Indian administered-Kashmir on August 5, 2020.

A Year After India Revoked Kashmir's Special Status, Kashmiris Worry About a Demographic Shift

India’s government has made full use of the COVID-19 lockdown by passing th...

India’s government has made full use of the COVID-19 lockdown by passing the domicile rule, which has caused alarm because of its potential to change the demography of the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir, writes human rights activist Khurram Parvez.