Soumya Shankar

Soumya Shankar reports on electoral politics and social movements with a South Asia focus. She teaches journalism at Stony Brook University in New York.

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Protestors shout anti-CAB and anti-government slogans during a protest in Guwahati, Assam, Dec. 10, 2019.Indian protestors raise pro-people and anti-Modi slogans, during a strike called by All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the North East Students Organisation (NESO) in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, in Guwahati, Assam, India.

India’s Citizenship Law, in Tandem With National Registry, Could Make BJP’s Discriminatory Targeting of Muslims Easier

Soumya Shankar

- Jan. 30, 2020

Due to changes to India’s citizenship law, Muslims excluded from a national registry, which has already been implemented in Assam, cannot become citizens.

Mourning and Resistance in Kashmir After India Revoked the State's Special Status

Soumya Shankar

- Sep. 14, 2019

“Modi’s government is the killer of small children. He keeps saying all is calm in Kashmir. Is this calm?”

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, greets supporters Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)

Tulsi Gabbard Is a Rising Progressive Star, Despite Her Support for Hindu Nationalists

Soumya Shankar

- Jan. 5, 2019

As her national profile grows, Tulsi Gabbard has publicly cut ties with her right-wing Hindu supporters at least once, but still courts them in private.

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India’s Citizenship Law, in Tandem With National Registry, Could Make BJP’s Discriminatory Targeting of Muslims Easier

Mourning and Resistance in Kashmir After India Revoked the State's Special Status

Tulsi Gabbard Is a Rising Progressive Star, Despite Her Support for Hindu Nationalists