Modi’s Escalation Trap
A counterterrorism policy designed to burnish a strongman’s image risks setting off new rounds of conflict.
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Andrew Harnik / Getty Why This India-Pakistan Conflict Is Different
India and Pakistan are fueling each other’s extremism without an off-ramp in sight.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Asim Hafeez / Bloomberg / Getty; Money Sharma / AFP / Getty. The Humbling of Narendra Modi
Indian voters handed him a victory that feels more like defeat.
Atul Loke / The New York Times / Redux Many Indians Don’t Trust Their Elections Anymore
Modi rose from a level playing field that no longer exists.
Adnan Abidi / Reuters / Redux What Has Happened to the Rule of Law in India?
A once-feisty supreme court has gone supine under Narendra Modi.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Jakub Porzyck; naveen0301 / Getty. How a Muslim Movie Star Triumphed in Hindu-Nationalist India
Under Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government, a Muslim movie star’s success has taken on a larger significance.
Illustration by Arsh Raziuddin India’s Hindu Extremists Are Trolling the Israel Conflict
The surprising source of the fake videos clogging up social-media feeds
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Violence Is the Engine of Modi’s Politics
Never before have attacks on Muslims been so geographically dispersed, continuous, or chillingly unpredictable.
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