The Dial 10/3/24 The Dial 10/3/24

The U.S. Election Abroad

Twelve writers tell us what the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris looks like where they live.

K. N. Prasanth (Tr. Dr. Jayasree Kalathil) 8/22/24 K. N. Prasanth (Tr. Dr. Jayasree Kalathil) 8/22/24

Hornets

“Hornets are trying to live too, making their nests. Humans have inside them envy and cruelty and pride and so on and hornets, well, they have a bit of poison.”

Adil Rashid 4/9/24 Adil Rashid 4/9/24

The Hindu Right Is Coming for Muslim Sanctuaries

Mosques and shrines in India are at risk of being razed or overtaken by the growing nationalist movement.

Saumya Roy 1/16/24 Saumya Roy 1/16/24

The Gujarati Queen of Hearts

One Indian couple’s decade-long legal battle against “Love Jihad.”

Vita Dadoo 12/19/23 Vita Dadoo 12/19/23

The New Frontiers of Diaspora Politics

Politicians in Mexico, India, and Poland are looking to emigré citizens in their electoral campaigns.

Snigdha Poonam 11/7/23 Snigdha Poonam 11/7/23

The AI Accomplice

“Do you still love me knowing that I’m an assassin?” “Absolutely I do.”

Amit Chaudhuri 9/12/23 Amit Chaudhuri 9/12/23

Amazing Sleeplessness

“From that height, he gazes / not only on geographies / but histories that have come and gone”

Snigdha Poonam 5/30/23 Snigdha Poonam 5/30/23

The Dark World of Deepfaked Debt

India’s online loan sharks are blackmailing borrowers with fake images.