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Local elections in Kashmir show strong opposition to Modi
Local elections in Kashmir show strong opposition to Modi

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party lost local elections in Jammu and Kashmir Dec. 23 to a rare local political alliance that wants to reverse the sweeping constitutional changes made to the Muslim-majority region that opened it up for greater Hindu settlement, a severe lockdown and arbitrary detentions. Kashmir-based political parties put aside their differences to form the People’s Alliance For Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), explicitly to fight the BJP.

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Mass Protests In India Are Resisting Hindu Nationalism More Than Ever
Mass Protests In India Are Resisting Hindu Nationalism More Than Ever

A new citizenship law that excludes Muslim migrants is the latest and boldest move by India’s Hindu nationalist government, igniting protests by Indians who support the country’s secular founding and worry about increasing authoritarianism in the world’s largest democracy.

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