BJP government

Trump claiming credit for brokering the India-Pakistan ceasefire has stung PM Modi’s "strong leader" image at home.

India figures in the bottom 15 percent of 179 countries with regard to academic freedom, according to V-Dem’s 2025 report.

Leaders are making unscientific claims of imaginary technological achievements and exaggerated ideas about ancient Indian knowledge systems to build a hyper-nationalist narrative.

The BJP, despite diminished numbers, rode rough-shod over the opposition to elect the controversial Om Birla as speaker of the house.

Modi will need to set aside some Hindu nationalist goals to hold on to the support of his secular allies in government.

The election results have proven that “Modi’s guarantee” is no longer enough. The people of India want stronger policies on employment and agriculture.

Allies can be expected to “extract their pound of flesh, both in terms of policymaking and government formation,” in exchange for their support.

The BJP’s vision for India is more in sync with what most Indians want – an India that is a military and economic power that they can be proud of.

The BJP government has weakened a suite of progressive laws that were enacted by the previous Congress-led administration.

In a country as vast and diverse as India, centralization or homogenization of any kind – fiscal, political, or cultural – is a recipe for economic failure.

Muslim groups are opposing the uniform code, as it interferes with their own customs and laws.

It will launch a two-month-long campaign where bureaucrats will highlight the government’s achievements.