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The Canadian PM’s orchestrated dance moves and costume changes in Indian finery make him look more like an actor on a movie set than an astute politician

Political and societal responses to charges of rape have revealed entrenched misogyny, religious hatred and a disgraceful class bias

Nobody knows if the highly disputed state-run social security programme known as Aadhaar is breach-proof

The Indian government’s ‘Adopt-a-Heritage’ Policy which allows private organisations to patronise a monument and manage its facilities is actually a good idea.

Congress party leader’s gambit may have interfered with the opposition strategy as it puts a huge burden on him to beat the most powerful prime minister in 30 years

Like the Democrats, India’ Congress party is grappling with a ferocious surge of nationalism-as-political-credo and hasn’t quite decided how to define itself against it

Liberal silence on sexual harassment makes progressives look like hypocritical frauds

When you need to boast about your love for the country it’s not patriotism, it’s jingoism

With its anti-immigrant tone, the White House appears to inflame racial prejudices