Salil Tripathi

Salil Tripathi is a writer based in New York. He is the author of The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and its Unquiet Legacy, and he is working on a book about the Gujaratis.

Articles by Salil Tripathi
Indian National Congress party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi arrive for a meeting in New Delhi on June 5.
Indian National Congress party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi arrive for a meeting in New Delhi on June 5.

India’s Small Opposition Victory
Analysis
Salil Tripathi
Indonesian President Joko Widodo shakes hands with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto during a meeting with high-ranking military and police officers in Jakarta on Feb. 28.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo shakes hands with Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto during a meeting with high-ranking military and police officers in Jakarta on Feb. 28.

How Will Prabowo Lead Indonesia?
Analysis
Salil Tripathi
A general view of a street ahead of the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 20.
A general view of a street ahead of the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, India, on Jan. 20.

Modi Keeps His Promise in Ayodhya
Analysis
Salil Tripathi
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin looks on as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is sworn in at the presidential palace in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 11.
Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin looks on as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is sworn in at the presidential palace in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 11.

Bangladesh’s Prospects Just Got a Little Dimmer
Analysis
Salil Tripathi
Gautam Adani speaks at an investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Jan. 12, 2011.
Gautam Adani speaks at an investor summit in Gandhinagar, India, on Jan. 12, 2011.

Gautam Adani and the New Indian Capitalism
Analysis
Salil Tripathi
A Bharatiya Janata Party supporter holds a picture of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
A Bharatiya Janata Party supporter holds a picture of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Why India Banned the BBC’s Modi Documentary
Analysis
Salil Tripathi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of independence at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Aug. 15.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of independence at the Red Fort in New Delhi on Aug. 15.

75 Years After Independence, a Changing ‘Idea of India’
Argument
Salil Tripathi
Mahatma Gandhi In Paris
Mahatma Gandhi In Paris

Once Upon a Time, India Inspired the World
Review
Salil Tripathi
Modi campaigns in West Bengal
Modi campaigns in West Bengal

India’s Pandemic Disaster Has Finally Slowed Modi’s Unstoppable Rise
Argument
Salil Tripathi
A snack vendor in Dhaka, Bangladesh
A snack vendor in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s Long Journey From ‘Basket Case’ to Rising Star
Argument
Salil Tripathi
Activists of the United Hindu Front hold pictures of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Barbadian singer Rihanna in New Delhi on Feb. 4.
Activists of the United Hindu Front hold pictures of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Barbadian singer Rihanna in New Delhi on Feb. 4.

Why Rihanna and Greta Thunberg Are Taking on India’s Modi
Report
Salil Tripathi
Myanmar's commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, during a ceremony to mark the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2018.
Myanmar's commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, during a ceremony to mark the 71th anniversary of Martyrs' Day in Yangon on July 19, 2018.

Myanmar’s Coup Shouldn’t Surprise Anyone
Report
Salil Tripathi
An iPhone screen displays U.S. President Donald Trump's suspended Twitter account in San Anselmo, California, on Jan. 8.
An iPhone screen displays U.S. President Donald Trump's suspended Twitter account in San Anselmo, California, on Jan. 8.

Big Tech’s Big Challenge
Argument
Salil Tripathi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a committee meeting at the Parliament House in New Delhi on March 3, 2020.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participates in a committee meeting at the Parliament House in New Delhi on March 3, 2020.

Why India Has Become a Different Country
Argument
Salil Tripathi
A box and tablets on a blister pack of hydroxychloroquine are displayed.
A box and tablets on a blister pack of hydroxychloroquine are displayed.

The World Needs to Change How It Trades Drugs
Argument
Salil Tripathi
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