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Indian politics
India’s 2016 Budget: Politics Meets Economics
By Sanjay Kumar
India's 2016 budget shows that some things never change in Indian politics.
India's Bharatiya Janata Party Joins Union of International Conservative Parties
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
India's ruling party joins the International Democratic Union, a grouping of global center-right parties.
A New Hope For India’s LGBT Community
By Sanjay Kumar
India's Supreme Court will revisit Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalizes homosexuality.
Modi's New Mantra: 'If You're Not With Me, You're Anti-National'
By Sanjay Kumar
Will I be called anti national, Mr. Prime Minister, for expressing my dissent against your government?
Is India Considering Allowing Sex-Tests for Fetuses to Counter Sex-Selective Abortions?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Could a proposal to flip India's ban on testing the sex of fetuses help counter sex-selective abortions?
Political Uncertainty Prevails in Jammu and Kashmir
By Sanjay Kumar
A chief minister's sudden death exposes political fault lines in India's only Muslim-majority state.
'My, My! What’s Happening to My Country!': Remembering R. K. Laxman (1921-2015)
By Ritu Gairola Khanduri
R. K. Laxman's cartoons captured modern India in a way that no other artist could have.
India Is a Republic, But Could It Have Been a Monarchy?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
It's not unimaginable that India could have emerged as a constitutional monarchy.
Terror Attack in Pathankot Threatens to Destabilize the Dialogue Between India and Pakistan
By Sanjay Kumar
This is only the latest attempt by radical groups to destabilize talks between Delhi and Islamabad. Will they succeed?
What to Expect out of the BJP in India in 2016
By Sanjay Kumar
The BJP looks set to continue its sectarian policies in India. This is bad news.
India in 2015: A Foreign Policy Transformed
By Harsh V. Pant
2015 was a momentous year for Indian foreign policy, showing that leadership can truly matter.
Is India’s Judiciary Out of Control?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
In India, the judiciary is hermetically sealed off from democratic checks and balances.