Modi Government

India on edge as it grapples with a twin dispute on its borders

India's shifting alliances means border disputes in its neighbourhood now come with higher stakes.

Is India prepared to tackle its coronavirus peak?

The time to prepare was yesterday; today may already be too late.

Covid-19 side effects spell trouble for India's democracy

The muzzling of critical media and suspending labour laws are all worrying signs for Indian democracy.

Is the Modi government exploiting the pandemic to silence critics in India?

While the media spotlight is on the coronavirus, India’s anti-terror law is randomly being used to target people in the country.

Social inequality and religious friction blight India's Covid-19 battle

India's lockdown has disproportionately hurt the country's most vulnerable.

Anti-Muslim violence in India reaches alarming proportions

The ongoing brutality in New Delhi dubbed 'communal violence' is the live unfolding of a pogrom against Muslims.

India erects wall, raises anti-monkey force, plants trees for Trump visit

New Delhi spends millions ahead of US President Trump's tour, but experts say the visit may temporarily distract Indians from slumping economy and protests over controversial citizenship law without offering much substance for either country.

Modi's spell has been broken by Indian protesters

This is the first real, widespread challenge to its policies the BJP has faced.

In India, fake news is real and weaponised by the powerful

From Prime Minister Narendra Modi down to the average citizen, the scourge of fake news is ravaging India's public discourse.

Millions strike in India to protest Modi's labour policies - unions

Millions of Indian workers protest PM Narendra Modi's economic policies in demonstrations called by 10 trade unions that claim 250 million members between them.

Modi's party loses Indian state election amid protests over citizenship law

Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) concededs defeat in the eastern state of Jharkhand, with an alliance of the main opposition Congress party and a regional bloc slated to take control of the resource-rich province.

India 'hand picks' far-right EU parliamentarians to assess troubled Kashmir

The visit drew ire from rights activists and leaders of the opposition as the ruling BJP has barred foreign journalists and independent groups from visiting Kashmir, where a clampdown on dissent has continued since August 5.