Modi government

At least 100 Indians are waiting to be evacuated from Afghanistan, with New Delhi offering little help or information.

The BJP is trying to intimidate critics by accusing them of tax evasion or charging them with sedition.

From being an aberration, hate crimes are becoming an ugly daily occurrence in the country.

Demands are growing for the Narendra Modi government to come clean on its role in the global snooping scandal.

Reports of the collapse of India’s democracy are often alarmist and misinformed.

Amid a pandemic crisis and decimated economy, many question the government’s insistence on a redevelopment project in the capital.

While the BJP’s defeat in the West Bengal elections hardly marks a referendum against Modi, rising middle class anger could indeed reverse his fortunes.

For the past seven years, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has privileged optics over substance. That strategy has now spectacularly failed.

The Indian Penal Code is replete with pernicious and outdated laws. Its Section 124A is a marquee example.

Ironically, India’s performance on many social and political indices has worsened under the watch of a government extremely sensitive to Western criticism.

The 2008 Indo-U.S. nuclear deal shows India's democratic values can lead to significant gains for the country. Modi must keep that in mind.

While the accusations are unlikely to affect bilateral ties, or the ruling BJP, they have an uncomfortable historical precedent.