New Delhi, India – It was the month of Ramadan in 1974, and the northern city of Lucknow, a hub of India’s Shia community, was on the boil. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, a stalwart of India’s then-ruling ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installs the Sengol at the new parliament building in New Delhi, May 28, 2023. Credit: Prime Minister Office of India On May 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...

Indian elections are no longer just battles between political parties. They are becoming contests between larger-than-life personalities — and no leader has reshaped this political culture more ...

The belief that members of political dynasties are uniquely suited to lead is woven deeply into the fabric of Indian governance, from village councils to the highest echelons of parliament. But when ...

NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Indian political parties are increasingly targeting women voters with fiscally draining handouts of cash around the time of elections to counter wider worries about ...

NARENDRA MODI, India’s prime minister, is a once-in-a-generation political phenomenon. He commands support for his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) across class, caste and language. He is the face of his ...

In Indian politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long been associated with themes of development, good governance, national security, and strong leadership. Throughout his electoral campaigns, he ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political party won its first-ever state elections in West Bengal. Modi’s popularity was seen to be waning when, two years ago, his party failed to secure a ...

In the world’s largest democracy, a hidden data trove and filmmaker testimonies reveal how India’s censorship regime has now evolved from simply cutting minor scenes to suppressing hard truths. The ...