India’s newest political movement started with an insult - and led to people proudly dressing up as cockroaches.
From West Bengal to Maharashtra, several nephews of powerful leaders were once projected as the future of their political ...
Within hours, it had been translated into multiple Indian languages and circulated widely among a generation struggling with ...
The victory of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political party in state polls dispels worries about his waning popularity, analysts said.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi installs the Sengol at the new parliament building in New Delhi, May 28, 2023. Credit: Prime Minister Office of India On May 28, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
Editor’s note: The Economist is launching a new column on India. Ashoka is named after the first ruler whose empire stretched across most of the subcontinent, and whose symbols now represent the ...
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 ...
Elections in India — home to more than 1.4 billion people — are perpetual, noisy, and fiercely contested. Every few months, in the world’s largest democracy, millions line up to vote somewhere.
In the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the phrase hero-worship is taken literally. It’s not uncommon to see towering cut-outs of film stars being drenched in offerings of milk by devout followers ...