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Why the Hindu Right hates one of India's most renowned historians

The eminent historian’s scholarship undermines Hindutva’s project to saffronise India’s past.

Q&A with Kashmiri politician, Shehla Rashid, charged with sedition in India

In late August TRT World spoke to Shehla Rashid, a pro-India politician with the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement, who has criticised India's revocation of Kashmir's autonomous status. Today, New Delhi police filed multiple cases against her.

Crisis of credibility: post-truth India, Islamophobia and Kashmir

The rising wave of Hindu nationalism and Islamophobia in India threatens to sweep up Muslim-majority Kashmir in its wake

India's Kashmir doctrine: Claims of torture, night raids, mass detentions

In a series of tweets, Shehla Rashid, a Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement leader claims Indian armed forces are conducting night raids, picking up boys and ransacking houses since India-administered Kashmir’s autonomy was stripped two weeks ago.

The Indian troll army's obsession with rape

If you're a writer active on social media then you probably fight off 'trolls' every day. But if you question the Hindu nationalist government of India, you find yourself dealing with an entirely unique breed of a troll.

How India's influencers drew pleasure from Kashmir lockdown

As New Delhi seeks to repeal a law that acts as a constitutional bridge between India and disputed Kashmir, many prominent journalists, actors and public figures celebrated what experts call an undemocratic move.

And Kashmiris shall immediately cease to exist

The Indian government's measures to bring Kashmir under direct rule by New Delhi attempts to erase the Kashmiri political identity and will inflame an already simmering resistance.

Kashmiris across the globe react to India scrapping Article 370

The article of the Indian Constitution forbids Indians outside the state from permanently settling, buying land, holding local government jobs and securing education scholarships in the region.

Suspicions arise over crash that injures teen rape survivor in India

The 19-year-old victim had accused ruling Bharatiya Janata Party state lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar of raping her in 2017. Media reports said suspicions over the crash had been raised because the truck's registration number was painted over.

How a Hindu pilgrimage became militarised in disputed Kashmir

The Indian government has come under criticism for taking advantage of a spiritual journey to meet political ends.

What it's like to be a Kashmiri in an Indian city

How Kashmiris are navigating the increasing threat of Hindu nationalist mobs in big Indian cities and why many of them are moving back to their conflict-torn home.

Modi's BJP wins landslide 303 seats in India election

PM Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party hits best ever score, giving it an even bigger majority than five years ago and defying predictions of a dip, final results confirm.