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Kaisar Andrabi
SCMP Contributor
Kaisar Andrabi is a journalist based in India. He writes on politics, tech, human rights, gender and health. His work has been published in Al Jazeera, Foreign Policy, The Daily Beast, and Nikkei Asia among other publications.
India’s election commission faces accusations of bias towards the ruling BJP by refusing to reign in the party’s divisive campaign rhetoric and for not providing voter turnout data quickly enough.
Videos of actors like Aamir Khan criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi have dominated social media, muddying the political debate and influencing voter decisions.
India’s national weather service has forecast an abnormally hot April through June, coinciding with the country’s general election. Will polling stations and election rallies be able to beat the heat?
The Congress party and the Communist Party of India will include in their legislative agenda a law to recognise same-sex civil unions, if they win enough votes.
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Modi has denounced the opposition Congress Party for “callously giving away” the island of Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka in a 1974 agreement.
Trade with India has been a major burden for the Pakistani business community, which has to import goods via other countries at higher prices.
Online users slam Zomato for being ignorant of divisions over food preferences along caste and religious lines in India.
New Delhi announces the long delayed implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, which sparked violent protests in 2019 when it was unveiled.
The women farmers joining in the protest say they want the government to recognise their labour contribution and struggles.
The farmers have been advised to travel by buses and cars to avoid police blockades instead of marching in large groups.
Women have come forth to share their experiences of rape and harassment in India, denouncing the culture they say continues to allow it.
PM Narendra Modi’s praise for the film Article 370 is seen as a move to ramp up support from Hindu voters ahead of the general election.
India has recorded the highest number of internet cut-offs in the last five years, according to one study.
PM Narendra Modi has decided to defy protesters’ demands amid inflation fears, even as the protest threatens to sway the vote in an agriculture-dependent nation, analysts say.
