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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs rituals during the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, in Ayodhya, India, on August 5
INDIA’S communists have called for an urgent inquiry into “the nexus between Facebook-WhatsApp-Instagram and the BJP” following explosive revelations of social media bias in the country.
A Wall Street Journal investigation alleges that Facebook’s top policy executive in India Ankhi Das warned staff not to apply hate-speech rules to politicians of the ruling party. The WhatsApp and Instagram apps are owned by the social media giant.
The exposé raises “questions about the huge social media investment and operations of the BJP and its role in promoting hate between communities,” the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said.
The biggest strike in global history is a template for our future. The silence tells you all you need to know, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Following the resignation of Nepali Prime Minister KP Oli amid mass youth-driven protests, different narratives have circulated which simplify and misrepresent the complexities and reality on the ground in Nepal at the roots of this crisis, argue VIJAY PRASHAD and ATUL CHANDRA
Indian communist leader MA Baby considers the chilling escalation of violence against minorities and increasing impunity for their attackers under the Modi regime