When representative democracy represents only an imaginary majority. Writing in The Economist, Indian historian Mukul Kesavan describes the trend in South Asia toward “majoritarian nationalism as a sad if natural outcome of the awkward struggle to...
When it comes to its treatment of women, India’s entertainment industry needs a reality check. “We can’t cast her, she’s too fat.” “What am I going to do with an actress who can act but doesn’t look good?” I lapped up these...
There is hardly any reason for India to not prioritize its partnership with Israel over Palestine in pursuit of its strategic interests. On various occasions, India’s diffidence, indecisiveness and a highly constrained foreign policy have...
It was only a matter of time before the US was going to challenge Pakistan for its support for terrorist groups across the border in Afghanistan and India. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering watchdog, decided during...
In this edition of The Interview, Fair Observer talks to Indian Forest Service officer, Kunal Satyarthi. Himachal Pradesh, a hill state located in the Western Himalayas, has in recent years become more important in India’s mission to move...
