Fifty-six residents of an Indigenous Oaxaca community face 200 trumped-up charges for resisting mining in their rivers.

A Mexican court has sentenced 10 men to 141-year terms each for their involvement in a ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco that was used by a feared cartel to recruit members, kill ...

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In our 75th Independence Day special issue, Outlook examined how the caste system endures—and what it will take to finally break it. Plus, more from archives.

Importantly, Neelakandan’s approach to the Indian caste system has the potential to open the space for a healthy discourse. The author makes a case for new social science in India.

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

• The Baglihar dam, over Chenab river, is designed as a run-of-the-river plant for hydro power generation. Chenab is one of the western rivers in the Indus Water system and the treaty allows for ...

Bahujan Spectatorship is among the ideas in Nisha’s film Dr. BR Ambedkar: Now & Then (2023), which examines caste inequality down the ages through the lens of her personal experience.