In Modi’s India, scandal still embarrasses but rape has become ordinary

The article discusses the Indian government's reaction to Bill Gates' association with Jeffrey Epstein and contrasts it with the government's perceived indifference to sexual violence against women in India. While the Modi administration showed concern over the potential reputational damage from the Epstein scandal, the article argues that it has failed to address the routine and brutal sexual violence faced by women within the country. The author cites numerous recent gang rape cases across India, highlighting a pattern of violence that has become commonplace. The article suggests that this indifference reveals a political culture more concerned with international optics than with the safety and well-being of its female citizens. The author argues that sexual violence has become normalized under the Modi administration.

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