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Meenakshi Ganguly

Meenakshi Ganguly is the South Asia researcher for Human Rights Watch.

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After Mumbai: India’s democratic test

The Indian government’s response to the Mumbai assault needs to be guided by principled defence of rights and freedoms, says Meenakshi Ganguly.

(This article was first published on 2 December 2008) 

India’s election season: bad for minorities

The democratic process can be a pretext for India's politicians to foment ethnic sentiments for electoral gain, says Meenakshi Ganguly

Nepal: the human-rights test

The victory of the Maoists in Nepal's election sets a critical challenge for the government that will follow, says Meenakshi Ganguly of Human Rights Watch.

India and Burma: time to choose

A change of policy towards Burma's military dictatorship is needed to put India on the right side of history, says Meenakshi Ganguly.

China and Bhutan: crushing dissent

The state power of Beijing's communists and Thimpu's royalists is used to deny freedom to Tibetans and Nepalese under its heel, finds Meenakshi Ganguly of Human Rights Watch.