@HannahEP

South Asia correspondent for @Guardian. Thankfully I don't have opinions. [email protected]

 Delhi, India
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paul webster@paulfwebster10 Dec 2024
theguardian.com/media/2024/d… A brilliant letter explains why some of the finest international correspondents in the media are so angry about the deal to sell The Observer

Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer | Letter

Letter: Current and former contributors to the international pages of the Guardian and Observer respond to an article by Ole Jacob Sunde, chair of the Scott Trust

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I am not joining my striking NUJ colleagues (/comrades 💪) at the Guardian and Observer because for legal reasons foreign correspondents have been advised by the union not to strike. However, I support their action over the sale of the Observer theguardian.com/media/2024/d…

Journalists strike over proposed sale of Observer to Tortoise Media

Forty-eight-hour strike, first at Guardian in more than 50 years, to take place on Wednesday and Thursday

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‘The hardship is still there’: Sri Lanka prepares to vote as hopes of revolution falter theguardian.com/world/2024/s…

‘The hardship is still there’: Sri Lanka prepares to vote as hopes of revolution falter

Saturday’s election will be the first since a people’s movement toppled the president. But other problems have proved harder to shift

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‘A long way to go’: in revolution’s wake, questions linger over direction of the new Bangladesh theguardian.com/world/2024/s…

‘A long way to go’: in revolution’s wake, questions linger over direction of the new Bangladesh

After the giddy public highs following Hasina’s departure, the interim government has admitted that weight of expectation is enormous

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Kashmir goes to vote today in its first assembly elections for a decade - and the first since its statehood was revoked. The BJP are calling it a "success of democracy". Unfortunately, no foreign journalists were allowed to go theguardian.com/world/2024/s…

‘Utter disillusionment’: Kashmir sees first election since 2014 as chance to reject Modi

Unusually high turnout expected in what is also first vote since Indian PM stripped region of statehood five years ago

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Hi-tech, strategic: new wave of Kashmir militant attacks before elections stuns Indian forces theguardian.com/world/2024/s…

Hi-tech, strategic: new wave of Kashmir militant attacks before elections stuns Indian forces

Military scrambling to thwart insurgency that contradicts Delhi government claims to have brought peace to region

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‘She’s the one who shattered us’: families of slain Bangladesh students want to hold Sheikh Hasina to account theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘She’s the one who shattered us’: families of slain Bangladesh students wantk to hold Sheikh Hasina...

As ex-prime minister has fled, relatives of protesters among 1,000 killed in crackdown pin hopes on international courts

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Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’ theguardian.com/world/articl…

Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’

Strength of PM’s crackdown shows her nervousness and that climate of fear is breaking down, say critics

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‘Indian democracy fought back’: Modi humbled as opposition gains ground theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘Indian democracy fought back’: Modi humbled as opposition gains ground

Campaigners say election shows rejection of ‘hate politics’ after marginalised groups vote to deny BJP a majority

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‘Bit of a moment for Rahul Gandhi’: new dawn for India’s opposition, but where to now? theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘Bit of a moment for Rahul Gandhi’: new dawn for India’s opposition, but where to now?

INDIA alliance prevents Modi’s BJP from forming majority, but analysts say keeping it united will be difficult

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How voters turned against Narendra Modi in his party’s heartland theguardian.com/world/articl…

How voters turned against Narendra Modi in his party’s heartland

Anger at rampant unemployment, stagnant wages and inflation led to surprise losses in Uttar Pradesh

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Hannah Ellis-Petersen retweeted
Kapil Komireddi
@kapskom2 Jun 2024
The Indian experiment in democracy has not failed. It has spawned a tenacious citizenry that is staging the most spirited fight to preserve its rights and dignity. What lets it down is India's muddled opposition. My essay in the @NewYorker newyorker.com/news/dispatch/…

My Father’s Fate, and India’s

As Narendra Modi vies for a third straight term, an appraisal of the damage wrought by his Hindu-nationalist project—and the effort by ordinary Indians to reëmbrace the country’s founding ideals.

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"The fake news divide: how Modi’s rule is fracturing India." Watch our video report where we dive into the murky world of fake news, hate speech and censorship and how it's shaping India's election w/ @ahmermkhan @kyrievangelou theguardian.com/news/video/2…

The fake news divide: how Modi’s rule is fracturing India – video

Ahead of the election in India, the Guardian’s video team travelled through the country to explore how fake news and censorship might shape the outcome.

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In the latest Today in Focus: @HannahEP reports from the Indian state of Uttarakhand, which offers a glimpse into what the future might look like if the BJP retains its power in national elections. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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I spoke to @safimichael on Today in Focus about travelling across India to cover the (very long and very hot) election and what one eye-opening trip to Uttarakhand revealed about India under Modi theguardian.com/news/audio/2…

How an Indian state became a testing ground for Hindu nationalism

Hannah Ellis-Petersen reports from Uttarakhand, which offers a glimpse into what the future might look like if the BJP retains its power in national elections

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‘This election is critical for Congress’: India’s Gandhi dynasty fight for survival theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘This election is critical for Congress’: can India’s Gandhi dynasty survive?

Experts say a third consecutive electoral defeat in June could throw into question the political viability of the party and the family synonymous with it

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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence theguardian.com/world/articl…

Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence

Exclusive: Ads containing AI-manipulated images were submitted to Facebook by civil and corporate accountability groups

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‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’: rising inequality looms over India’s election theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’: rising inequality looms over India’s election

While the number of Indian billionaires soars, growing unemployment has become a big problem for the BJP as it campaigns for a third term

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Shah Meer Baloch@ShahmeerAlbalos17 May 2024
⁦@TomFStevenson⁩ delves into the current political crisis of Pakistan with a detailed touch of Pakistani politics and role of military & unending tussle between Khan & Army chief “ One Grave, Two Bodies: Pakistan’s Political Future” fascinating read lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n10/…

Tom Stevenson · One Grave, Two Bodies: Pakistan’s Political Future

The new government and the army high command hope that the international legitimation sticks. But the question of what...

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Hartosh Singh Bal@HartoshSinghBal16 May 2024
‘A defining feature of life in India today is the suffocating atmosphere of menace and threat to critics of the government. Shah is the face and embodiment of this fear.’ Atul Dev with this spot on Amit shah profile theguardian.com/world/articl…

‘He likes scaring people’: how Modi’s right-hand man, Amit Shah, runs India

The long read: For 40 years, Amit Shah has been at Narendra Modi’s side – his confidant, consigliere and enforcer. Today he is India’s second-most powerful man, and he is reshaping the country in...

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