Listen to academics from around the world in this seven-part podcast series on India ahead of the 2019 Indian elections.
Heading for failure: shifting the burden of social development programs to business enterprises may prove to be a huge mistake by India’s national government.
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Surrogate mothers in developing countries are being shuffled across borders to evade a crackdown on the industry. This emerging gray market puts women at risk.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a self-styled Indian guru, was convicted and sentenced for the rape of two of his female followers.
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Public co-operation is not proof of trust in government. The Indian people did not trust elected politicians to represent them against top-down policymaking that caused enormous difficulties.
An activist takes part in a protest in December 2015 to mark the third anniversary of the Delhi bus gang rape.
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Narendra Modi’s government is drumming up war hysteria on the eve of crucial state elections. The gathering storm threatens India’s increasingly beleaguered democracy.
While Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government can take heart, the political landscape is fragmenting along caste, religious and ideological lines.