Saffron Curtain: How Buddhism Was Weaponized During the Cold War The U.S. tried to foment an anti-communist Buddhist bloc in Southeast Asia—with deadly consequences for the region’s politics today.By Amar DiwakarMarch 23, 2018
India’s Murderous Turn From Democracy What the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh tells us about dissent in the Narendra Modi era.By Amar DiwakarSeptember 19, 2017
How “Cow Vigilantes” Launched India’s Lynching Epidemic Narendra Modi is presiding over a new, bloody politics surrounding the consumption of beef—one that could destroy the soul of Indian democracy.By Amar DiwakarJuly 26, 2017