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Archives: India
![Epic Mumbai Flooding: 21 million People told to stay Home](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/epic-mumbai-flooding-21-million-187x137.jpg)
![India joins 20 Muslim Countries in banning ‘Instant Divorce’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/india-joins-20-muslim-countries-187x137.jpg)
India joins 20 Muslim Countries in banning ‘Instant Divorce’
TeleSur | - - Women’s rights activists view the ruling as a step toward granting Muslim women greater equality and justice. India’s Supreme Court has ruled unconstitutional a Muslim practice that reportedly…![Trump’s Afghanistan Surge will Fail without Diplomacy, Anti-Corruption](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/trumps-afghanistan-surge-will-fa-187x137.jpg)
Trump’s Afghanistan Surge will Fail without Diplomacy, Anti-Corruption
By Solaiman Fazel | (Informed Comment) | - - Despite the campaign promise to distance himself from Afghanistan, President Trump has now publically taken ownership of America’s Longest War, 2001-Present. Trump’s decision…![India: With 370% increase in Solar, aims at Electricity for all by 2030](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/india-with-370-increase-in-solar-187x137.jpg)
India: With 370% increase in Solar, aims at Electricity for all by 2030
World Bank. | (Video Report) | - - "With a sweeping commitment to solar power, innovative solutions and energy efficiency initiatives to supply its people with 24x7 electricity by 2030, India is…![Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/07/novelist-arundhati-roy-and-her-m-187x137.jpg)
Novelist Arundhati Roy and her mission to inspire in the ‘Ministry of Utmost Happiness’
By Ali Kazimi | (The Conversation) | - - Anjula Gogia, the activist bookseller from Another Story Bookshop in Toronto, had patiently nudged me over a few weeks to introduce and host…![Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/06/trump-paris-accords-and-the-end-187x137.jpg)
Trump, Paris Accords and the End of the American Century
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - As Trump seems likely to pull out of the Paris Climate accord, he will be creating several kinds of leadership vacuum. One is…![Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/coal-in-death-spiral-as-india-ca-187x137.jpg)
Coal in Death spiral as India cancels 14 gigs, and Solar prices Plummet
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - China and India have knocked the United States off the top spot of the index of best places to invest in renewables. Analysts…![India’s Electric-Car Plans could Leave Trump & US in Dust](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/indias-electric-car-plans-could-187x137.jpg)
India’s Electric-Car Plans could Leave Trump & US in Dust
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - India's announcement that it wants to have its automobile fleet go completely electric by 2030 is a bigger deal than it seems on…![Can Digital India flourish without Freedom of Speech? PM Modi in Silicon Valley](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/can-digital-india-flourish-witho-187x137.jpg)
Can Digital India flourish without Freedom of Speech? PM Modi in Silicon Valley
Priya Satia | (Huffington Post) | - - The Indian community of Silicon Valley is preparing to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with open arms next week, in a route stop…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Sunil_Sharma_Book_-187x137.jpg)
How Persian Literature shaped the culture of Iran and India
Sunil Sharma interviewed by Maryam Kamali | ( Iranian Medieval History) Sunil Sharma is the Associate Professor of Persianate and Comparative Literature at Boston University’s Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature…![US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/us-right-needs-to-get-over-self-187x137.jpg)
US Right needs to get over Self: Iran Deal is International
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The single biggest misunderstanding about the nuclear agreement with Iran is that it is a bilateral deal with…![As 700 Die in Pakistan from Extreme Heat, Pakistanis Deny Climate Change](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/as-700-die-in-pakistan-from-extr-187x137.jpg)
As 700 Die in Pakistan from Extreme Heat, Pakistanis Deny Climate Change
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Pakistan is in the midst of an extreme heat wave with highs around 110 degrees F., which has killed 700 persons in the…![Nepal shows its vulnerability after devastating earthquake](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/nepal-shows-its-vulnerability-af-187x137.jpg)
Nepal shows its vulnerability after devastating earthquake
By Simon Redfern | (The Conversation) | - For some time scientists have realised that the Kathmandu valley is one of the most dangerous places in the world, in terms of earthquake…![The Moment the Nepal earthquake hit](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/04/the-moment-the-nepal-earthquake-187x137.jpg)
The Moment the Nepal earthquake hit
BBC News | - "Video shows the moment earthquake hit Nepal... a powerful earthquake that struck Nepal, wrecking many historic buildings. The quake measured 7.9 and struck an area between the capital…![Obama, Modi and India’s Solar Future](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/obama-modi-and-indias-solar-futu-187x137.jpg)
Obama, Modi and India’s Solar Future
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) In his visit to India, Barack Obama pressed unsuccessfully for India to set specific carbon limits. Nevertheless, he did get agreement from Indian Prime Minister Narendra…![Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/turns-out-rightwing-hindu-pm-mor-187x137.jpg)
Turns out Rightwing Hindu PM more reasonable on Climate Change than US Congress (Obama visits Modi)
NDTV | -- "Six years after we signed a bilateral agreement we are moving towards commercial viability," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcing an agreement on the nuclear liability issue after talks…![Dual Use: Solar Panels conserve Canal Water In India](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/01/dual-use-solar-panels-conserve-c-187x137.jpg)
Dual Use: Solar Panels conserve Canal Water In India
By Malini Shankar | (IPS) Sunlight pours over a break in canal-top solar panels recently installed over the Vadodara branch of the Sardar Sarovar canal project in Gujarat. Credit: Malini Shankar/IPSBARODA, India…![‘The Struggle for Pakistan’ (Ayesha Jalal)](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/the-struggle-for-pakistan-ayesha-187x137.jpg)
‘The Struggle for Pakistan’ (Ayesha Jalal)
By Joseph Richard Preville and Julie Poucher Harbin (ISLAMiCommentary) Column » ‘By the Book’ with Joseph Preville| -- Pakistan is a nation with a strong will to survive. It has endured political…![Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/12/daesh-isil-twitter-propagandist-187x137.jpg)
Daesh/ ISIL Twitter Propagandist unmasked as Bangalore Internet Executive
Channel 4 News | -- "Channel 4 News identifies the man who became one of the most-followed disseminators of pro-jihadi material on Twitter." Channel 4: "IS Twitter account Shami Witness unmasked |…![Listening to Nobelist Malala Yusufzai instead of just Honoring Her](http://web.archive.org./web/20171011084531im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2014/10/listening-to-nobelist-malala-yus-187x137.jpg)