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 ...

As elections to the Delhi Assembly draw near, the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the right-wing BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) are in overdrive to show which of them is more anti-immigrant. The ...

The Centre’s increasing role in education and the space for students to challenge policy were central themes of the youth ...

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 ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in its efforts to naturalize and depoliticize its politics of identity engendered a narrative that the party is not indulged in majoritarian nationalism and its ...

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 ...

For decades, Indian politics has followed a pattern. It has been all about building a caste coalition, consolidating a religious voter bloc, cultivating a family legacy, and then fighting elections ...

India’s recent state elections complicate claims that the BJP is consolidating a uniform national political order, with regional identities and political traditions continuing to shape electoral ...

How an increasing number of Hindu politicians in America might threaten religious freedom in India. This year’s elections will not put a Hindu in the White House, but the 2024 campaign has highlighted ...

As I strolled around the Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory in Delhi on July 28, the atmosphere was finally calm. Jantar Mantar had been the focus of the recent “cockroach” protests, in which tens ...