At the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, David Cameron called the 1919 massacre “a deeply shameful event,” but didn’t extend a formal apology on behalf of his government
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The Hanging of Afzal Guru: How an Execution Is Roiling Kashmir
On the morning of Feb. 9, India-administered Kashmir woke up to deserted streets. There were no newspapers to be bought that Saturday morning — no television, no Internet. Streets throughout the valley had been taken over by Indian security forces before dawn broke, setting up barricades and a strict edict for all residents to stay …
Why People Are Angry About India’s New Surrogacy Rules
New, moralistic regulations have not only raised questions over the future of many babies-in-the-making but also present a blow to India’s $2.5 billion surrogacy industry
How Many Self-Immolating Tibetans Does It Take to Make a Difference?
Answer: Keep counting
At the Largest Gathering of Humanity, Who Takes Out the Trash?
There is perhaps nowhere in the world where people strip down with such gusto as they do on the banks of the Ganges during the Kumbh Mela. On Feb. 10, some 30 million pilgrims converged on a narrow strip of riverfront in …
Pilgrims Killed in Crush to Get Home from Indian Festival
On the holiest of the 55 days of the Maha Kumbh Mela festival — expected to draw a total of 100 million people — a footbridge collapses and the ensuing panic results in multiple deaths
India Must Do More to Prevent Child Sex Abuse, Report Says
The Indian government must combat the “conspiracy of silence” around child sex abuse, Human Rights Watch says.
India’s New Rape Laws Draw Flak from Rights Groups
The debate over how to provide better legal protection to victims of sexual violence rages on in India, with rights groups vociferously objecting to a new antirape ordinance that the government enacted over the weekend. After …
Behind the Story: TIME’s Krista Mahr Discusses the Effects of a New Trade Agreement between Pakistan and India
TIME’s Krista Mahr talks about the lifting of trade restrictions between Pakistan and India, and how this could encourage more peaceful relations between these two subcontinental neighbors
Panel Calls for Legal and Social Changes in Wake of Delhi Gang Rape
Enhanced sentences, faster trials, better implementation of existing laws and gender sensitization of lawmakers are among the recommendations
A Scion Rises in India: How Rahul Gandhi Can Turn into a Political Success
Few in New Delhi have ever seen more of Rahul Gandhi then they’ve seen this week. The five-o’ clock shadow of the young political scion adorns billboards throughout India’s capital, heralding his anointment on Sunday as the …
The Real Shame: India’s Patriarchy Roars Back After Delhi Gang Rape
“Let there be no mothers/ Let there be no wives/ Let there be no daughters/ And there will be no crimes,” read Anubha Sharma to a hall packed with students like her, all listening with rapt attention. A student of …
