Kaisar Andrabi

Delhi, Jammu and Kashmīr

Contributing Writer at South China Morning Post

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Far-right Hindus use Bangladesh as pretence to target India's weary Muslims

Aug 16, 2024 | trtworld.com | Kaisar Andrabi

When Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled her country and sought refuge in India earlier this month, 32-year-old Khale Khan remained oblivious to the political developments in both nations. Every summer for the past four years, Khan and his family of six, including children, migrate to the Guldhar area of Ghazibad's Uttar Pradesh (UP), in northern India, in search of a decent income.
Would a third term for Modi undermine India's constitutional democracy?

May 29, 2024 | trtworld.com | Kaisar Andrabi

New Delhi – As India's historic general elections come to an end this Saturday, June 1, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rallied around a slogan coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi: "Abki baar, 400 paar" (this time, we will win more than 400 seats). For the BJP, this is a magic number. Karnataka BJP member of Parliament (MP) Anantkumar Hegde explained why in a recent speech, saying "the party intends to change the Constitution, for which a two-thirds majority is needed.
Critics, opposition slam India’s election body for bias towards Modi’s ruling BJP: ‘extremely compromised’

May 8, 2024 | scmp.com | Kaisar Andrabi

Critics, opposition slam India’s election body for bias towards Modi’s ruling BJP: ‘extremely compromised’India’s election authority is facing mounting criticism over its handling of the country’s national polls, even as foreign delegates are set to arrive to observe the fourth phase of the two-month election.
Critics, opposition slam India’s election body for bias towards Modi’s ruling BJP: ‘extremely compromised’

May 8, 2024 | flipboard.com | Kaisar Andrabi

India’s election authority is facing mounting criticism over its handling of the country’s national polls, even as foreign delegates are set to …
India election: AI deepfakes of Bollywood stars backing political parties swirl as voters grapple with information overload

Apr 26, 2024 | scmp.com | Kaisar Andrabi

India election: AI deepfakes of Bollywood stars backing political parties swirl as voters grapple with information overloadFears over deepfake videos have again surfaced in India amid an election that will last till June, with clips this time showing Bollywood actors declaring their political views and the trend underscoring pervasive use of artificial intelligence technology to manipulate narratives.
As India votes amid 45-degree heat, fears mount over voters’ safety

Apr 21, 2024 | scmp.com | Kaisar Andrabi

Early on Friday morning, Ankush Jha and his wife Radika headed to a polling booth about 1.6 miles (2.6km) from their home in the northwestern state of Rajasthan to vote in India’s general election. The couple wanted to be among the first to cast their ballots. But Jha’s early arrival was motivated as much by his desire to avoid the midday heat as his eagerness to vote. During India’s last elections in 2019, he nearly fainted after waiting in a queue for four hours under the scorching sun.
‘It’s a beginning’: India’s opposition parties come out in favour of same-sex civil unions ahead of election

Apr 11, 2024 | scmp.com | Kaisar Andrabi

‘It’s a beginning’: India’s opposition parties come out in favour of same-sex civil unions ahead of electionTwo major political parties from India’s opposition coalition have declared their support for same-sex civil unions in their election manifestos, a move widely praised by the country’s LGBTQ community.
‘It’s a beginning’: India’s opposition parties come out in favour of same-sex civil unions ahead of election

Apr 11, 2024 | flipboard.com | Kaisar Andrabi

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Is India PM Narendra Modi’s claim over a tiny Sri Lanka island an election ploy?

Apr 4, 2024 | scmp.com | Kaisar Andrabi

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s denunciation of the opposition Congress Party for “callously giving away” a small island to Sri Lanka has prompted criticisms that he is turning a 50-year-old agreement between the two countries into a general election issue weeks before voting begins. The row over the island of Katchatheevu, which is under Sri Lanka’s administration, could also potentially harm bilateral relations, Modi’s political opponents and analysts said.
How Big Tech Platforms Like Instagram Are Failing LGBT Teens in India

Mar 31, 2024 | thedailybeast.com | Adnan Bhat |Kaisar Andrabi

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Articles

Far-right Hindus use Bangladesh as pretence to target India's weary Muslims

Would a third term for Modi undermine India's constitutional democracy?

Critics, opposition slam India’s election body for bias towards Modi’s ruling BJP: ‘extremely compromised’

Critics, opposition slam India’s election body for bias towards Modi’s ruling BJP: ‘extremely compromised’

India election: AI deepfakes of Bollywood stars backing political parties swirl as voters grapple with information overload

As India votes amid 45-degree heat, fears mount over voters’ safety

‘It’s a beginning’: India’s opposition parties come out in favour of same-sex civil unions ahead of election

‘It’s a beginning’: India’s opposition parties come out in favour of same-sex civil unions ahead of election

Is India PM Narendra Modi’s claim over a tiny Sri Lanka island an election ploy?

How Big Tech Platforms Like Instagram Are Failing LGBT Teens in India

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