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On a stifling April afternoon in Ajmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan, local politician Shakti Singh Rathore sat down in front of a greenscreen to shoot a short video. He looked nervous. It was his ...

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Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, a figure from the July Uprising, was allegedly shot by an Awami League activist, who has reportedly ...

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The Desi diaspora is both rising up and fracturing on issues of religion, race, and caste, with far-reaching implications for US politics. You can tell that an ethnic group is really flourishing in ...