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Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.

Would a separate state improve the lives of Indigenous communities in India? Fabio Lovati reports on the movement that thinks it would.

There are some serious social and environmental justice concerns associated with the production, testing and maintenance of nuclear weapons – and communities who pay the price.

In Modi’s India, Bengali-speaking migrants – and even citizens – are learning that identity papers mean little when language itself can mark you as an outsider. By Kasturi Chakraborty.

Kashmir’s new rail link raises fears of deeper occupation, resource exploitation and political disenfranchisement. By Mubashir Naik & Irshad Hussain.

Interfaith couples in India are asserting their right to get married, despite threats of violence. Arshu John and Poorvi Gupta speak to the courageous lovers, activists and lawyers standing against extremists.

Kolkata’s century-old trams battle property tycoons and political apathy to stay in motion, by Ritwika Mitra.

Kashmiris pay the price while Delhi and Islamabad posture for power, by Adil Hussain and Adil Hussain .

The photos, facts, and politics of India.

When did we stop fighting for press freedom? By Nilanjana Bhowmick.

After years of deadly conflict, Manipur’s fragile calm masks deep divisions—resignation and repression offer no clear path to peace without real reconciliation, writes Manu Moudgil.

The women dividend, by Nilanjana Bhowmick.

At India’s largest Hindu festival, transgender spiritual leaders step into the spotlight for the first time, but Shivalika Puri reveals that their journey for equality is far from over.

Locals reclaim Baguran Jalpai beach from tourists, restoring its vibrant ecology and securing a biodiversity heritage site designation, writes Ritwika Mitra.

Israel and India have gone from covert traders to public allies, and arms are part of the special relationship. Mohammad Asif Khan outlines the nexus of power and what people are doing to try and disrupt it.

India’s new surrogacy regime discriminates on the basis of gender and marital status, reports Manu Moudgil.

India’s newly elected prime minister is already making waves.

Report on violence in India by Nikita Jain.

India’s rightwing have successfully incorporated the promotion of alternative medicine into their nationalist politics, but at what cost, asks Yusra Khan.

India's job crisis drives workers to Israeli construction sites amid controversial labor agreements, writes Jyoti Thakur.