The hounding of Arundhati Roy shows there’s still no room for dissent in India
Salil Tripathi
Some thought the BJP’s reduced majority after recent elections would humble it. Tell that to the Booker prize-winning author, says writer Salil Tripathi
Tory candidate accused of dog-whistle tactics against rival with Indian name
Marco Longhi, standing for Dudley North, wrote to British-Pakistani voters about Labour’s Sonia Kumar, underlining her surname
India: author Arundhati Roy to be prosecuted over 2010 Kashmir remarks
Official from ruling BJP party allows action against Booker winner under controversial anti-terrorism law
March 2024
Narendra Modi visits Kashmir for first time since state’s autonomy stripped
Thousands of police mobilised for Srinagar rally seen as Modi’s campaign event for elections
January 2024
Kashmir’s ski resort waits for visitors after just one day of snow this winter
As tourists cancel trips to Gulmarg amid an unprecedentedly warm season, thousands of Kashmiris who rely on snowfall face ruin
December 2023
India’s supreme court upholds decision to strip Kashmir of special status
‘Jail crushes you slowly’: Kashmiri journalist reflects on prison ordeal
October 2023
Arundhati Roy is being hounded by the Indian state. This is a test case for its democracy
Meena Kandasamy
Author Arundhati Roy may face prosecution in India over 2010 speech
July 2023
Kashmir opens its first care homes for old people – but not everyone is happy
Many fear the new homes will speed up a shift away from the traditional ways of family life where elderly people are looked after by extended family. But the need for care is growing
May 2023
Kashmiris mock ‘magnificent makeover’ of disputed capital for G20 summit
Not seeing the trees for the wood: willow shortage could spell end for Kashmir’s cricket bat industry
April 2023
A dazzling display of 1.5m tulips, but only after a hard year for Indian labourers
Visitors to Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar, Kashmir, do not see the backbreaking toil by low-paid workers that lies behind the spectacle
March 2023
‘Bulldozer politics’: Modi’s demolition drive fuels Muslims’ fears in Kashmir
Kashmir letters cast doubt on claims Nehru blundered by agreeing ceasefire
February 2023
India trying to prevent declassification of ‘sensitive’ 1947 Kashmir papers
Government documents fear letters about special status known as Bucher papers could affect foreign relations
November 2022
The Kashmir Files: Israeli director sparks outrage in India over ‘vulgar movie’ remarks
Nadav Lapid, chair of the International film festival India, spoke out over inclusion of work that critics say is anti-Muslim propaganda
October 2022
Rights and freedom
India criticised over arbitrary travel bans after photojournalist blocked from Pulitzer trip
Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was barred from taking a flight to New York where she was scheduled to receive the 2022 Pulitzer Prize
August 2022
‘To sing in Kashmiri is political’: Ali Saffudin, the singer-songwriter who smuggled his album to the world
Uprooted by partition: ‘I feel I don’t belong in England. I’m a very proud Punjabi’
