Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
The Modi Decade
Dissent is framed as disloyalty, with criticism of government policies labeled “anti-national.”
Is BJP's policy of exclusion and segregation backfiring?
PM Modi's decision to inaugurate the new parliament building himself has garnered scrutiny.
India’s democracy in detention
What happens to Gandhi has important implications for India’s future.
Rahul Gandhi’s conviction: Another dent in India’s declining democracy
The same system that drags criminal cases for years starts to work on speed when power wants it to.
Hypocrisy on Stilts in India
The BJP’s charge against Gandhi is a serious one.
Offensive remark against Prophet: BJP lawmaker arrested, suspended from party
A legislator of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the southern state of Telangana was arrested and suspended today (August 23, 2022) from the party for reportedly making objectionable remark against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Indian lawmakers voting to elect 15th president of the country
Indian lawmakers today (July 18, 2022) exercised their franchise to elect the country’s 15th president in an election which may see Droupadi Murmu, a tribal woman, occupying the highest constitutional post for the first time.
India should think beyond the Hindutva agenda
Over the last few years – under the BJP government – India’s religious polarisation has increased in degree and intensity.
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.
The Modi Decade
Dissent is framed as disloyalty, with criticism of government policies labeled “anti-national.”
Is BJP's policy of exclusion and segregation backfiring?
PM Modi's decision to inaugurate the new parliament building himself has garnered scrutiny.
India’s democracy in detention
What happens to Gandhi has important implications for India’s future.
Rahul Gandhi’s conviction: Another dent in India’s declining democracy
The same system that drags criminal cases for years starts to work on speed when power wants it to.
Hypocrisy on Stilts in India
The BJP’s charge against Gandhi is a serious one.
Offensive remark against Prophet: BJP lawmaker arrested, suspended from party
A legislator of India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the southern state of Telangana was arrested and suspended today (August 23, 2022) from the party for reportedly making objectionable remark against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Indian lawmakers voting to elect 15th president of the country
Indian lawmakers today (July 18, 2022) exercised their franchise to elect the country’s 15th president in an election which may see Droupadi Murmu, a tribal woman, occupying the highest constitutional post for the first time.
India should think beyond the Hindutva agenda
Over the last few years – under the BJP government – India’s religious polarisation has increased in degree and intensity.
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.
Rise of hate speech in India
Stern official action needed to prevent hate speech
