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India
A Drugmaker Failed to Fix Safety Violations. The FDA Repeatedly Let It Slide.
"If your market [share] is big enough, then you get leeway,” one former inspector said.
FDA Knew Drugmaker Had Poor Record. It Waited Four Years to Inspect One Factory.
A Glenmark Pharmaceuticals factory in central India had been producing a generic drug linked to U.S. deaths.
“Forever War” Over Kashmir Escalates as India Bombs Pakistan
Dozens of people have been killed in the worst fighting between India and Pakistan in more than two decades.
Indian Government’s Attacks on Nonprofits May Portend What Lies Ahead in US
Indian nonprofits have had their work obstructed thanks to restrictions on foreign donations. Could the US follow suit?
Indians in Flood-Prone Areas Are on Front Lines of Growing Mental Health Crisis
Health care workers in India note rising instances of solastalgia, the pain of seeing one’s home environment degrade.
India’s Free Library Movement Counters Caste Discrimination and Authoritarianism
Organizers are leaning into the library as a crucial institution in broader movements for social and political change.
Author Arundhati Roy Faces Prosecution in India Amid Modi’s Crackdown on Critics
Roy could soon face trial under India’s contested “anti-terror” laws in a case that has outraged free speech advocates.
Electoral Setbacks for BJP Won’t Unseat Hindutva Fascism in India
While the Bharatiya Janata Party lost seats in India’s elections, the architecture of Hindutva fascism remains intact.
The World’s Largest Election Ever Is Neither Free Nor Fair
If Modi and the BJP win a third term, it may spell the end of India’s democracy, with serious global repercussions.
Delhi Heat Wave Suggests Underestimated Speed and Intensity of Global Warming
Heat beyond the limits of human endurance is no longer a distant dystopian future. It’s here and now.