Joseph D'Souza

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  A viral video of Christian women being paraded naked sears the Indian conscience

  If hate speech and bigotry continue to rule the day, as we've witnessed in Manipur, India will descend further into chaos for women nationwide.

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  George Verwer's Spirit-led gut instinct leadership

  As the founder of the missions organization OM International, George Verwer (July 3, 1938-April 14, 2023) was easily one of the most influential Christian leaders of the last century.

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  In Covid-ravaged India, the situation is worse than people realise

  The actual number of deaths is far higher than reported, says the Most Rev Joseph D'Souza.

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  How should Christians respond to the crisis in Kashmir?

  The last thing the region needs is another war, especially when both nations have nuclear weapons.

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  Why religious freedom is becoming a pressing global issue

  World leaders are finally paying more attention to religious freedom, violence against minorities by both state and non state actors and how the lack religious peace is a growing threat to peace and economic development.

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  Why Indians choose to follow Jesus despite opposition

  Indians need to realize there is no reason to fear their countrymen who follow Jesus Christ. They certainly need not fear Christians will try to make India a Christian nation.

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  The side of the India-Pakistan conflict the world is ignoring

  With the general election less than two months away, politicians will be tempted to ramp up polarizing language to divide electorates along religious lines. But they must ask themselves what is more important: power or peace?

• There's no gospel without God's justice

  'This is the role of the church: to free people,' Dr King said.

• A working toilet could mean freedom for Dalits in India

  Manual scavenging is not as much a career choice as it is a birth curse.

• #MeToo has finally come to India, but will it make a difference?

  There are countless millions of women from India's remote villages and hamlets whose stories we will probably never hear. If the #MeToo movement is to make a difference for them, it will be by ensuring the rule of law works for them, too.

• Mind your language: How what we say about mission hinders what we do

  If you know anything about religious conversions in India, then you know it's a highly controversial subject often used to attack Christians.

• It's time for the church in India to embrace the #MeToo movement

  The wave of reckoning that started with Bollywood's notorious casting couch and swept over legislators has now reached the Indian church.