Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won big in state-level elections this week, with the Hindu nationalist BJP now controlling over 70% of the country.

This political scene is not unfolding in Russia, Belarus, Turkey, China, Cambodia, or Pakistan. This is happening in the world’s largest democracy: India. This maneuvering has led to the fragmentation ...

Sadre Alam went to war for India. Suprabuddha Sen’s grandfather illustrated its first constitution. For decades, both men ...

Norwegian diplomat Erik Solheim praised India’s democracy after BJP poll wins, urging the West to “celebrate” its scale, ...

Indian democracy is at a crossroads. People are more invested in elections even as they become more skeptical about politicians and public representatives. Increasingly, people seem to be voting more ...

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of a vast new Hindu temple atop the ruins of a demolished Muslim mosque in the town of Ayodhya in northern India last week, it showed how ...

In a post on X, Solheim appreciated the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that at a time when democracy is ...

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Former Norwegian minister Erik Solheim lauded Indian democracy's strength following recent state elections. Citing high voter ...

The BJP’s victory after sweeping electoral roll revision raises profound questions over the integrity of the vote.

The greatest electoral show on earth—India’s elections—concluded not long ago, with over 640 million people casting votes over six weeks. More Indians voted than the combined total of eligible voters ...

A DARK SHADOW of creeping authoritarianism looms over India as it prepares for its 18th general election. The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of Narendra Modi is set to win a third ...