India politics

In some ways, it’s messy politics as usual. But the circumstances leading to Kejriwal’s resignation will narrow the space for good policy to take root.

Modi's BJP lost its majority, meaning it will be heavily dependent on allies this term.

In a telling blow, the BJP even lost in the constituency that includes the Ram Temple, in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh.

The business elite funds political parties and elections in return for economic favors or for securing favorable policies for their industry.

The Aam Aadmi Party leader and Delhi chief minister was arrested in a bribery case critics see as politically motivated.

The region, a stronghold of Hindu nationalism since the 1960s, has been Modi’s fortress. But the BJP seems less sure of success this year.

Host Tushar Shetty and guests Kavita Chowdhury and Milan Vaishnav highlight some of the issues and controversies surrounding India's 2024 general election.

Parties are using AI to communicate with voters across linguistic divisions but also to malign each other.

Modi’s decision to revisit a sovereignty dispute resolved in the 1970s risks tearing a rift in ties with Sri Lanka.

Is India becoming an “election-only democracy”?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consistently extolled India as the “mother of democracy.” His administration’s crackdown on dissent paints a different picture.