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    • Saturday, 25 November, 2023
      News in-depth
      India’s ruling party leans on Modi’s popularity in state elections

      Opposition Congress hopes to make its case as credible challenger ahead of national polls next year

      Narendra Modi campaigning in Jaipur, Rajasthan ahead of state elections
    • Monday, 2 October, 2023
      Marietje Schaake
      When it comes to AI and democracy, we cannot be careful enough

      Without adequate precautions, next year’s elections could descend into chaos

      An election official registers a voter at a polling station in India
    • Saturday, 16 September, 2023
      News in-depth
      ‘The credit will go to Modi’: India’s PM seeks G20 boost in upcoming elections

      Ruling Bharatiya Janata party exploits global spotlight to kick off campaign for regional and national polls

      India’s prime minister Narendra Modi waves to media representatives during the G20 summit in New Delhi
    • Wednesday, 19 July, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      Indian opposition parties join forces to take on Modi

      Rare show of unity aims to unseat prime minister in next year’s election

      Mamata Banerjee, leader of the All India Trinamool Congress, speaks at a meeting of Indian opposition parties in Bengaluru on Tuesday
    • Sunday, 14 May, 2023
      Indian politics & policy
      Modi’s BJP concedes crucial state election in rare poll setback

      Indian prime minister’s ruling party loses control of Karnataka a year ahead of national poll

      Congress supporters celebrate their party’s victory in Karnataka
    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
      News in-depth
      Modi battles to retain India’s prized southern tech hub in local poll

      Opposition party trumpets unemployment and alleged corruption in Karnataka ahead of national elections next year

      Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Bengaluru on Sunday
    • Thursday, 20 April, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      India’s democratic backsliding

      Decline of political freedoms under Narendra Modi is tragic for the country and the world

      Narendra Modi greets crowds of supporters as they shower him in rose petals
    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      Global InsightJohn Reed
      Modi will struggle to cage the Gandhi dynasty

      The defenestration of India’s most prominent opposition leader could backfire for the ruling BJP

      A mural in Chennai depicts the Congress party’s   Rahul Gandhi
    • Sunday, 19 February, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      India’s creeping clampdown on free expression

      The raids on the BBC are part of a troubling global picture for media rights

      A police officer stands outside the BBC office in New Delhi. Reporters Without Borders said the raids bore ‘all the hallmarks of a reprisal’
    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      News in-depthAdani Group
      Indian PM Narendra Modi’s opponents seize on Adani Group woes

      Opposition targets country’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party over crisis at conglomerate run by leader’s ally

      Demonstrators wave posters while clinging to the gates of the Life Insurance Corporation office during a protest in New Delhi, India
    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      Modi trots out nationalist rhetoric ahead of high-stakes Gujarat election

      BJP under pressure in prime minister’s home state over alleged corruption and rising prices

      Supporters of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata party hold portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
    • Saturday, 5 November, 2022
      Indian politics & policy
      Shock turns to anger over India bridge collapse

      Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for investigation into disaster in his home state that killed 135 people

      Rescue boats under the ruined Morbi bridge
    • Sunday, 31 July, 2022
      Pakistan
      Pakistan officials urge release of probe into donations to Imran Khan’s party

      Former PM’s party denies wrongdoing in dispute over alleged foreign funding

      A man watches televisions broadcasting live footage of Imran Khan, Pakistan’s then-prime minister, in Rawalpindi in April
    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Indian politics & policy
      Modi’s BJP teams up with rebels to reclaim power in India’s richest state

      Maharashtra represents significant political prize for ruling party ahead of 2024 general election

      Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde, left, pictured in Mumbai on Thursday
    • Monday, 14 March, 2022
      Ruchir Sharma
      Modi’s wins show how the power of his personal story endures

      The mismatch between the BJP’s entrepreneurial drive and the elite entitlement of Congress is as glaring now as ever

      People stand on an Indian battle tank ‘Vijayanta’ installed at the airport circle, as they wait for the arrival of Narendra Modi at a rally in Ahmedabad last week
    • Thursday, 10 March, 2022
      Indian politics & policy
      Narendra Modi’s BJP sweeps to victory in Indian state elections

      Prime minister’s party wins four of five states including the country’s largest, Uttar Pradesh

      BJP supporters celebrate the election results outside the party’s offices in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on Thursday
    • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
      News in-depthIndian politics & policy
      Indian politicians brush off crime accusations in world’s largest democracy

      Rise of candidates facing serious charges including kidnap and murder alarms observers

      Supporters of the Samajwadi Party gather at a roadshow in Allahabad ahead of the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections
    • Sunday, 2 May, 2021
      Indian politics & policy
      India’s ruling BJP suffers setback in state elections

      Failure in West Bengal despite aggressive campaign delivers rebuke of Modi’s pandemic leadership

    • Friday, 21 August, 2020
      Meta Platforms
      India summons Facebook over political hate speech controversy

      Company to defend itself before parliamentary committee over its handling of extremist political content

    • Friday, 7 August, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      A strong India cannot be built on religious division

      Narendra Modi should focus on jobs and economy, not polarisation

    • Friday, 27 December, 2019
      News in-depthIndian politics & policy
      Citizenship law sparks fear and anger among India’s Muslims

      Critics say act is discriminatory and weakens country’s secular foundations

    • Thursday, 26 December, 2019
      Siddarth Shrikanth
      India’s student diaspora rises up against Modi crackdown

      Young are putting pressure on families back home to take a stand

      19 December 2019, India, Prayagraj: Police personnel detain a supporter of the Samajwadi Party during a protest against the Indian government citizenship amendment act. Photo: Amardeep/PTI/dpa
    • Sunday, 22 December, 2019
      India
      Modi castigates anti-government protesters as death toll rises

      India’s PM defends police officers and contentious citizenship bill amid clashes

      Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally of his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Clashes continued Sunday between Indian police and protesters angered by a new citizenship law that excludes Muslims, as Modi used the rally to defend the legislation, accusing the opposition of pushing the country into a "fear psychosis." (AP Photo)
    • Saturday, 21 December, 2019
      Indian politics & policy
      Death toll rises in India as protests over Modi’s rule intensify

      At least 15 people killed while anger rises against Modi’s agenda

      Indian students of the Jamia Millia Islamia University and locals participate in a protest demonstration against a new citizenship law in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Critics have slammed the law as a violation of India's secular constitution and have called it the latest effort by the Narendra Modi government to marginalize the country's 200 million Muslims. Modi has defended the law as a humanitarian gesture. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
    • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
      Indian politics & policy
      Narendra Modi’s enforcer unmoved by backlash to citizenship law

      Amit Shah is dedicated to transforming India into a Hindu nation

      TOPSHOT - Indian left wing activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) shout slogans as they burn an effigy of India's Home Minister Amit Shah during a demonstration against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill in Siliguri on December 14, 2019. - Protests against a divisive new citizenship law raged on December 14 as Washington and London issued travel warnings for northeast India following days of violent clashes that have killed two people so far. (Photo by DIPTENDU DUTTA / AFP) (Photo by DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP via Getty Images)
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