Indian democracy’s moment of truth
Once admired for its commitment to pluralism, India no longer stands out as a model democracy.
India’s Hindu ‘emperor’ wants a third term
India's upcoming election sees BJP's narrative shift to Hindu identity under PM Modi, prompting opposition emphasis on economic issues
Does India have a hit list?
The attempted murder of Sikh separatist, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, a US citizen, in New York City, allegedly at the behest of an Indian government official in New Delhi, has cast a shadow over India’s global image.
India, Gaza, and the drift from non-alignment
For decades after independence, India’s approach to the world was shaped by its historical experience of colonialism.
The US and India’s non-aligned alliance
Modi's recent visit to Washington appears to mark a new chapter in the India-US relationship.
The Modi Decade
Dissent is framed as disloyalty, with criticism of government policies labeled “anti-national.”
Crime and Punishment in Uttar Pradesh
The shortcomings of India’s criminal justice system extend far beyond Uttar Pradesh. Just last month, the 69 defendants accused of perpetrating the 2002 Naroda Gam massacre in Ahmedabad were all acquitted.
February 9, 2023
Shashi Tharoor on India-Russia relations, the Quad, Ambedkar, and more
Shashi Tharoor, a former UN under-secretary-general and former Indian Minister of State for External Affairs and Minister of State for Human Resource Development, and an MP for the Indian National Congress, discusses his most recent book, India’s foreign policy, and India’s majoritarian turn in an interview with Project Syndicate.
January 12, 2023
America's missing ambassador to India
Given India’s strategic importance, why has the White House left the ambassador position vacant for two years?
December 17, 2022
India's looming demographic divide
India’s population is expected to grow over the next four decades to approximately 1.7 billion, before plunging to 1.1 billion by 2100.
November 9, 2022
The Indian Diaspora Has Arrived
Rishi Sunak’s rise points to a broader, longer-term phenomenon: the growing prominence of the Indian diaspora across the Western world.
October 16, 2022
Can India’s Oldest Party Reinvent Itself?
For the first time in nearly 25 years, Congress will elect a president who is not a member of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
September 19, 2022
India’s long infatuation with Russia must end
Against the backdrop of China-Russia ties growing stronger, India must urgently review its geopolitical options.
July 8, 2022
Are the BRICS breaking up?
The recent virtual BRICS summit, which brought together the heads of state and government of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, was interesting as much for what did not happen as for what did.
June 10, 2022
The promise and pitfalls of Indian foreign policy
Two episodes in the first week of June starkly illustrate both the promise of Indian foreign policy and the pitfalls it faces as a result of the country’s increasingly toxic domestic political culture.
May 18, 2022
India’s Covid Con
India is no stranger to political controversies. At least half a dozen rage in its fractious public life at any time. But perhaps the most unseemly dispute recently has been the one over the country’s Covid-19 mortality figures.
April 9, 2022
What is India doing in Ukraine?
The Ukraine war has exposed India’s strategic vulnerabilities in a tough neighbourhood as arguably nothing else could, raising fundamental questions about the country’s global position and regional security.
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