Sonia Sarkar

Ashoka Uni­ver­si­ty is ac­cused of sti­fling aca­d­e­m­ic free­dom af­ter it dis­tances it­self from a re­search pa­per on 2019 polls.

The In­di­an PM says com­mon laws will help women, but many fear the pro­pos­al is an elec­tion weapon to tar­get mi­nori­ties.

Doc­tors com­plain of in­tim­i­da­tion for re­port­ing short­age of safe­ty kits, and at­tacks over sus­pi­cion they car­ry in­fec­tion.

Okus-Bokus, by two Kash­miri women, comes as fears grow over loss of iden­ti­ty amid per­ceived at­tempts to erase cul­ture.

In­tense mil­i­tary lock­down stirs calls for armed re­sis­tance but a vet­er­an sep­a­ratist leader backs non-vi­o­lent protest.

Drawn to In­dia by a ‘home­com­ing’ cam­paign, Pak­istani Hin­dus, hav­ing es­caped dis­crim­i­na­tion and pover­ty, feel be­trayed.