Hannah Ellis-Petersen

South Asia correspondent for @Guardian. Thankfully I don't have opinions.

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[paul webster @paulfwebster]

https://t.co/bl9MMQqdEC
A brilliant letter explains why some of the finest international correspondents in the media are so angry about the deal to sell The Observer

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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 https://t.co/n370QSGllX

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‘The hardship is still there’: Sri Lanka prepares to vote as hopes of revolution falter
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‘A long way to go’: in revolution’s wake, questions linger over direction of the new Bangladesh
https://t.co/QH1T2YiCzV

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Kashmir goes to vote today in its first assembly elections for a decade - and the first since its statehood was revoked.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

https://t.co/O95Kdclpss

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Hi-tech, strategic: new wave of Kashmir militant attacks before elections stuns Indian forces
https://t.co/0kY3q7GDTd

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‘She’s the one who shattered us’: families of slain Bangladesh students want to hold Sheikh Hasina to account
https://t.co/2yfZWnE6Tg

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Bangladesh student protests turn into ‘mass movement against a dictator’
https://t.co/q3o0LFkopj

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‘Indian democracy fought back’: Modi humbled as opposition gains ground
https://t.co/xLEQONWE6a

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

https://t.co/JUapZHn6My

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How voters turned against Narendra Modi in his party’s heartland https://t.co/Qhd7xJEzso

[Kapil Komireddi @kapskom]

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

https://t.co/SygCGfPEhD

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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
https://t.co/5YAjgyuST5

[The Guardian @guardian]

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 https://t.co/8UmUWuqGo5

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‘This election is critical for Congress’: India’s Gandhi dynasty fight for survival https://t.co/AMJCtobLWd

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Revealed: Meta approved political ads in India that incited violence https://t.co/lpwuNwonku

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‘Modi builds highways but where are our jobs?’: rising inequality looms over India’s election https://t.co/dJdKgxakiF

[Shah Meer Baloch @ShahmeerAlbalos]

⁦@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 https://t.co/9rPp1ajCAs

[Hartosh Singh Bal @HartoshSinghBal]

‘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

https://t.co/9D2C1zJtvi