As part of the #indiainred series, Marino Unger-Verna spoke to Indian students at KCL to hear how the crisis has affected them and their families.
India’s Covid crisis: Lives devalued & deaths disregarded
As part of the #Indiainred series, Manasa Narayanan investigates India’s Covid crisis, where government negligence and inadequately resourced healthcare facilities have contributed to devastating rates of death.
Social media is saving India during its second wave
Roar writer Manya Sareen reflects on the role played by social media during the recent and devastating wave of Covid-19 in India. This article is part of a series called #IndiaInRed, run in collaboration with Roar News (KCL) and Strand Magazine (KCL).
India reels from second Covid wave as governance fails
Manasa Narayanan reports on the Covid crisis in India. This article is part of a series called #IndiainRed run in collaboration with The Gryphon (UoL), The Roar (KCL) and The Strand (KCL).
England win big over India
Will Heaver reports on England’s win over India.
Indian Farmers’ March: A Fight Against the Top-Down
There is much unrest within the farming community in India. Recently, three new Agriculture Bills have come in to force, sparking widespread protest. Manasa Narayanan spoke to people involved, tracing the root source of their anger to the centralised government at the heart of India’s power structure.
Two tales (or one) of student arrests
One would think that China, with its one party-system, and India, with its parliamentary democracy, would deal with activism and criticism differently – yet lately, tales from both these countries point to the use of similar […]
Modi controlled India: Shouldn’t a democratically elected Prime Minister be held more accountable?
In recent years I have been continually witnessing and reading about the intolerance and hate politics of the Modi government and its passionate supporters. Despite being aware of the government’s track record of silencing criticism, […]
Indecent Proposal: Trump cosies up to Modi as Sino/Indian relations worsen
In 2019 India’s Bharatiya Janata Party won a landslide victory. The results of this democratic national election demonstrated overwhelming support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term and his Hindu nationalist agenda. Emboldened, Modi has […]
Delhi Now a ‘Gas Chamber’: 5 Million Gas Masks Distributed at Schools
As a result of toxic air pollution, the local government in Delhi- India’s capital city, handed out five million masks across schools in order to protect students from what is a health issue. The levels […]
It’s Time To Abandon Our Infallible Image Of Churchill
Take a moment to read the following quotes. One belongs to Winston Churchill, the man who is so often lauded as the greatest Prime Minister to ever have graced the United Kingdom; one belongs to […]
Boycott Threatens Cricket World Cup
Image Credit [The National] India’s cricket team could boycott their match with Pakistan at the Cricket World Cup in England and Wales this summer. Doubts around whether the game will be played have emerged following […]