New Delhi, India – It was the month of Ramadan in 1974, and the northern city of Lucknow, a hub of India’s Shia community, was on the boil. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, a stalwart of India’s then-ruling ...

Indian elections are no longer just battles between political parties. They are becoming contests between larger-than-life personalities — and no leader has reshaped this political culture more ...

India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar shakes hands with Taliban Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, October 10, 2025. Credit: X/Dr S ...

NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Indian political parties are increasingly targeting women voters with fiscally draining handouts of cash around the time of elections to counter wider worries about ...

With a tactic known as “resort politics,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has been accused of using brute force to take over Indian state governments. By Mujib Mashal Photographs by Atul Loke ...

An Indian youth movement led by an organization calling itself ‘the Cockroach Janata Party’ (CJP) has called a halt to weeks of protest in India, after securing a significant victory: India’s ...

New Delhi: The way politicians use social media is changing. Gone are the days of highly curated, grandiose formal videos. Now, informal, personalized clips – often shot on a phone’s selfie camera – ...

In Indian politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has long been associated with themes of development, good governance, national security, and strong leadership. Throughout his electoral campaigns, he ...

Bengaluru, India – In the sultry August heat of 2007, India’s government under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was sweating over the future of negotiations with the United States over a landmark nuclear ...