Arundhati Roy delivers a powerful critique of the U.S.-India partnership, exposing the erosion of democracy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rule. She highlights the U.S. government’s complicity in empowering a dangerous regime
In March, India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, said at an election rally in Arunachal Pradesh that previous governments had not cared for states that sent only two representatives to the country’s Parliament,
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The proliferation and dissemination of false information, commonly referred to as fake news, has emerged as a formidable challenge to democratic societies worldwide, and India is not immune to its impacts. This
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As India is now passing through a parliamentary election with more than 950 million citizens having the right to exercise their franchise, what is unique about this election is the widely believed
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There are several exercises in extremes playing out in India right now. Nearly a billion people are voting in elections that will last into early June, braving record-high temperatures to cast ballots. Against this backdrop, Asia’s
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When Narendra Modi returned to power for a second term in India with a landslide victory in 2019, his government acted swiftly. Just months after the election, the Modi government abrogated Article 370 of
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India’s parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday, with eligible voters in the country deciding whether incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi can secure a third term. Despite India’s economic growth under Modi’s leadership
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THE MOST POPULOUS NATION ON EARTH IS HAVING ELECTIONS IN APRIL 2024 India is poised to become populous nation in 2023, with an estimated population of 1.428 billion people (17.8% of the global population). By
More BJP government has made foreign policy a key election issue: Prime Minister Modi has stated, ‘Neighbour first and Act East second.’ Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is campaigning how G20 has enhanced India’s
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In a recent write up appeared in the East Asia Forum, Robin Jeffry said, “From a young age, Modi has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu-supremacist organization
More INDIA’S ROLE IN EXTRA-JUDICIAL KILLINGS Recently the Guardian reported on allegations that India’s government had orchestrated as many as 20 extrajudicial killings in Pakistan since 2020, targeting suspected terrorists. The allegations may
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