The Best India & South Asia Documentaries

World Affairs & Investigations - 46 free documentaries about india & south asia.

Start with Life as an “Untouchable” in India (30 min, VICE), then What the China-India Border Dispute is Really About (20 min, Bloomberg Originals). All 46 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on india & south asia is Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo.

• Life as an “Untouchable” in India (30 min, VICE)
• What the China-India Border Dispute is Really About (20 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• Is India The Next China? (21 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• The Inside Story of India's Most Divisive Leader in Decades (23 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• Bangladesh - Dawn of Islamism (42 min, DW Documentary)
• The Deadly Pyramid Scheme of Synthetic Heroin in India’s Mountains | Trouble in Paradise (20 min, VICE)
• Inside the Deaths That Rocked India's Relations With the West (23 min, Bloomberg Originals)
• Thriving Chinese Community In The Heart Of Kolkata, India | The New Locals - Part 1/8 (23 min, CNA Insider)
• India’s Youths Face Job Crisis: Can They Achieve Their Dreams? | Young Dreams In A New India (46 min, CNA Insider)
• India's new generation between luxury and poverty (45 min, DW Documentary)
• Kashmir's Torture Trail (48 min, Real Stories)
• India’s Youths Tackle Widening Inequality: Can They Bridge The Divide? | Young Dreams In A New India (47 min, CNA Insider)
• The Sikhs - Between India and Pakistan (27 min, DW Documentary)
• Why Women Are The Unequal Victims Of Kashmir's Lockdown (26 min, VICE)
• India at a crossroads - 100 years of the Hindu nationalist RSS movement (28 min, DW Documentary)
• India: An emerging superpower - Democracy, development, displacement (1/2) (52 min, DW Documentary)
• India, Now The Most Populous Country: Demographic Advantage Or Disaster? | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• How Pahalgam Terror Attacks Changed India-Pakistan Relations, Could Put Ceasefire At Risk | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• India Election 2024: Is Modi Poised For His Biggest Election Win? | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• India - Nuclear power, space power, economic power? (42 min, DW Documentary)
• It happens only in Pakistan (25 min, DW Documentary)
• Is The Dream Of Working Abroad Fading For Indians? | Insight (46 min, CNA Insider)
• Is It The End Of Modi Magic? What Does That Mean For India? | Insight (48 min, CNA Insider)
• Will Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Imran Khan Take Pakistan Down With Him? | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• India: An emerging superpower - Climate, equality, space (2/2) (52 min, DW Documentary)
• World's Deadliest Roads | India: Tracks of Doom (49 min, Free Documentary)
• Extreme India: Cow Vigilantes, Disabled Dating & More | Unreported World (93 min, Free Documentary)
• Secrets of India: The Economic "Miracle" Unveiled (47 min, Real Stories)
• "It's Been Absolute Torture": Living Through India’s LPG Crisis | A Life Without Oil (46 min, CNA Insider)
• Modi's Government Changed India's History Textbooks. What Do Students Think? (23 min, CNA Insider)
• How India’s Name Change To Bharat Breaks From Colonial Past | Insight (46 min, CNA Insider)
• Unreported World - India | India's Love Detectives & Bollywood: Tough for Women (47 min, Free Documentary)
• India Turns 75: Has The Nation Lived Up To Its Promise? | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Pakistan's Elections Are Over, But Here's Why Its Problems Could Persist | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Hindu nationalists in India (30 min, VPRO Documentary)
• India Votes: Narendra Modi Set To Become Prime Minister For Historic 3rd Term (23 min, CNA Insider)
• Do Sikhs Really Want Independence? And Lives Of Ethnic Koreans From Central Asia (22 min, CNA Insider)
• Bangladesh's Youth Movement: Hopes And Challenges Ahead After 2026 Elections (22 min, CNA Insider)
• The Shooting Of Imran Khan That Almost Pushed Pakistan Over The Edge | Insight (47 min, CNA Insider)
• Party Poster (20 min, Aeon)
• The club rules? India’s RSS (24 min, The Economist)
• Amar (all great achievements require time) (10 min, Pilgrim Films)
• Modi behaviour: will India retaliate against Pakistan? (21 min, The Economist)
• The Modi Raj 1: The chaiwallah's son (51 min, The Economist)
• Modi’s mess: a shock election result spells uncertainty for India (23 min, The Economist)
• Southern India: A Collision of Cultures (29 min, Scott Richardson)

Top-Rated Books About India & South Asia

1. Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo (4/5) - View on Amazon
2. India After Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
3. Maximum City by Suketu Mehta - View on Amazon
4. The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen - View on Amazon